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2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature

HB1205: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to healthcare services.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, prohibits physicians from prescribing, administering, or dispensing medication for, or otherwise treating, themselves or their immediate family except for specified or emergency situations; prohibits physicians from treating themselves with or prescribing to family members a scheduled drug. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
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
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Health Committee to 4/1/2025
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 Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0250)
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 14, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/21/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate

Amendments

HA0250

Amendment 1-0 to HB1205

4/2/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/15/2025
78
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/1/2025
15
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
3/19/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/15/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Sabi Kumar
Sabi Kumar
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text • 2/6/2025 • 10.6 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 3/27/2025 • 135.1 KB
LegiScanState Site
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note • 2/22/2025 • 132.5 KB
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External Links

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