Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 1284 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health related licensure.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/03/2025

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 25, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Boards and Commissions - As enacted, removes requirement that a license issued by a health related board be signed by members of the board prior to such issuance; authorizes the presiding officer to divide the board into panels to conduct contested case hearings or disciplinary matters; includes patient billing records as part of the medical and practice records that providers must make available for inspection upon the department's request; clarifies that identifying information of certain parties to a contested case hearing involving disciplinary charges filed against a provider must only be produced by the provider in response to a subpoena from a law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 127

  2. Pub. Ch. 127

  3. Effective date(s) 04/03/2025

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

  6. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  8. Signed by Senate Speaker

  9. Comp. SB subst.

  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  12. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025

  13. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  14. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 3/20/2025

  15. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025

  16. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  18. Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 1

  19. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  20. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  21. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/11/2025

  22. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2025

  23. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  24. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/26/2025

  27. P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  28. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  29. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Intro., P1C.

  32. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  33. Filed for introduction

  34. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1284 do?
Boards and Commissions - As enacted, removes requirement that a license issued by a health related board be signed by members of the board prior to such issuance; authorizes the presiding officer to divide the board into panels to conduct contested case hearings or disciplinary matters; includes patient billing records as part of the medical and practice records that providers must make available for inspection upon the department's request; clarifies that identifying information of certain parties to a contested case hearing involving disciplinary charges filed against a provider must only be produced by the provider in response to a subpoena from a law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
Who sponsors SB 1284?
SB 1284 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican) and Harshbarger, Bobby (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1284?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.
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