Medical Occupations - As enacted, requires the University of Tennessee College of Medicine and the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, in cooperation with the department of health and THEC, to administer certain residency opportunities; creates a resident training program to provide resident training opportunities for physicians focusing on family medicine and general internal medicine to provide medical and behavioral health services in medically underserved areas and rural counties, distributed across all three grand divisions of this state. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 33; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 21, 2021
Signed May 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
61
Key actions
26
Committee
27
Amendments
4
May 27, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0448)
upper
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
May 4, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0124)
upper
May 4, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0461)
upper
May 4, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0462)
upper
May 4, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0467)
upper
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0
lower
May 3, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
lower
May 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
upper
May 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/4/2021
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2021
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/16/2021
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Senate State & Local Government Committee
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Ref. to Education Administration
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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