Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services to allow certain rules to not be applied to certain healthcare professionals and students in order for those persons to operate outside of normal licensure requirements during a healthcare staffing crisis; requires certain notice to governor and speakers of the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Signed Apr 29, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2022 · House Apr 14, 2022
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 7, 2022
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
17
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Apr 29, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 90, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2667
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0756)
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0
upper
Mar 28, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0654)
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/14/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to next calendar
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/9/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Government Operations for Review
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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