Medical Occupations - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners, the board of osteopathic examination, board of nursing, board of physician assistants, and board of alcohol and drug abuse counselors, when such board receives a completed application for licensure from an applicant who is licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, to, within 45 days from the date the board receives the completed application, render a decision on the application or inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 21, 2023
Signed May 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2023 · House Apr 21, 2023
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 21, 2023
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
16
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 17, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
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May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
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May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
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Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0250)
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0250)
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Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0045)
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Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0152)
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Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
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Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
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Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
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Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/22/2023
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Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/22/2023
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Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
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Jan 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
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Jan 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Gardenhire
RRepublican
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