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2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature

HB0865: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 63, relative to schools of nursing.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the board of nursing to change certain minimum curricula standards for schools of nursing related to program course access and enrollment; requires the board of nursing to permit practical nursing program students to sit for the national council licensure exam upon completion of the program, as long as the exam's minimum age requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
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
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0246

Amendment 1-0 to HB0865

4/2/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/16/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
4/1/2025
23
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
3/26/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 10

Primary Sponsor

Tim Hicks
Tim Hicks
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text • 2/4/2025 • 10.5 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 3/31/2025 • 120.8 KB
LegiScanState Site
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note • 3/4/2025 • 116.3 KB
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External Links

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