Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 2245 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 38; Title 53; Title 55; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to nursing.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Nurses, Nursing - As introduced, reduces from 30 to 15 days the period following an election of the officers of the board of nursing within which the executive director must certify to the governor the names of the officers elected; reduces from 30 to 15 days the period following a vacancy in any office or in the board of nursing within which the executive director must certify such vacancy to the governor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 38; Title 53; Title 55; Title 63 and Title 68.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

  2. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  5. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  7. Ref. to Health Committee- Government Operations for Review

  8. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  9. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  10. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

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

  12. Intro., P1C.

  13. Filed for introduction

  14. Filed for introduction

  15. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2245 do?
Nurses, Nursing - As introduced, reduces from 30 to 15 days the period following an election of the officers of the board of nursing within which the executive director must certify to the governor the names of the officers elected; reduces from 30 to 15 days the period following a vacancy in any office or in the board of nursing within which the executive director must certify such vacancy to the governor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 38; Title 53; Title 55; Title 63 and Title 68.
Who sponsors SB 2245?
SB 2245 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2245?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 2245?
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