# Tennessee SB 2013: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 63, relative to nursing.

Tennessee SB 2013, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 63, relative to nursing., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2013
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 63, relative to nursing.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Nurses, Nursing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (133 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Nurse anesthesia programs keep Tennessee training access: benefit, low. Qualifying nurse anesthesia programs physically outside Tennessee are exempt from the two-year pause for Tennessee clinical placements. They need accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, or an ongoing capability review while pursuing accreditation. T…
- Two-year pause for outside nursing programs: cost, low. For two years from the law’s effective date, Tennessee’s Board of Nursing cannot accept or approve applications from programs based outside Tennessee. This covers applications to operate, enroll students, or place students in Tennessee clinical training. To count as Tennessee-based, a program needs…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 91 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 848
- 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-14: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0934) (House)
- 2026-04-09: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0728) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0727) (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0848.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2013.pdf)
- HA0934: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0934.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2013.pdf)
- SA0727: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0727.pdf)
- SA0728: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0728.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0848.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2013.pdf)
- [HA0934 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0934.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2013.pdf)
- [SA0727 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0727.pdf)
- [SA0728 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0728.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2013-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).