2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0702: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 29, relative to medical laboratories.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, clarifies that an additional license for a collection station is not required, without regard to where specimens are transported, as long as the medical laboratory owner of the licensed medical laboratory retains ownership of the medical laboratory and oversight of the collection station. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 29.
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Bill History
2/3/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0067)
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/24/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/24/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0160)
Senate
3/24/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Senate
3/25/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
3/27/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Signed by Governor.
4/4/2025
Pub. Ch. 147
4/4/2025
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
Amendments
HA0067
Amendment 1-0 to HB0702
3/12/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
3/24/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/17/2025
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/11/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
3/5/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
