2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0186: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6, relative to surgical assistants.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to register an applicant as a registered surgical assistant if the applicant maintains current credentials as a surgical assistant issued by the American Board of Surgical Assistants and satisfies other necessary requirements; removes December 31, 2019, as the deadline by which an applicant for registration as a surgical assistant must register with the board in order to be registered on the basis of certain practical experience. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 59

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/4/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2/26/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2
Democrat: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/4/202552.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/16/20257.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/1/2025118.7 KB