Tennessee House Bill 779 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-24 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 443
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health professions.

Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes [R]

Rep. Scott Cepicky [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-24		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 443
2023-04-21	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-04-21	House	Comp. SB subst.
2023-04-18	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
2023-04-18	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
2023-04-18	House	Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2023-04-18	House	Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
2023-04-18	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2023-04-12	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
2023-04-05	House	Placed behind the budget
2023-03-29	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/5/2023
2023-03-29	House	Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2023-03-22	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2023-03-15	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/22/2023
2023-03-14	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2023-03-08	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
2023-02-07	House	Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
2023-02-02	House	P2C, ref. to Health Committee
2023-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-30	House	Filed for introduction

SB0296 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-24 - Effective date(s) 05/17/2023

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0779&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0779.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0443.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0250.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0296.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM1225.pdf