TN HB 2044
enactedMedical Occupations - As enacted, allows a physician assistant to delegate medication administration to a certified medical assistant; adds categories of medications to the list of medications that a certified medical assistant is authorized to administer or prepare, and makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Chapter 1042 of the Public Acts of 2024.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-04-23 — Pub. Ch. 755
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Marshprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-23
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-02
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-04
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-04
P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
2026-02-18
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026
2026-03-03
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/9/2026
2026-03-09
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
2026-03-12
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
2026-03-16
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 2
passage
2026-03-16
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0596)
2026-03-16
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
substitution
2026-03-16
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2026-03-16
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
receipt
2026-03-16
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
passage
2026-03-16
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0595)
amendment-passage
2026-03-17
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
enrolled
2026-03-24
Signed by Senate Speaker
passage
2026-03-24
Signed by H. Speaker
passage
2026-04-01
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
executive-receipt
2026-04-13
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2026-04-23
Effective date(s) 04/13/2026
2026-04-23
Pub. Ch. 755
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Votes
HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (4)
2026-02-18 · pass · 7-0
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/3/2026 Passed
2026-03-03 · pass · 24-0
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2026 Passed (3)
2026-03-09 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Reneau: not voting
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 3/12/2026 (2)
2026-03-16 · fail · 0-0
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed (1)
2026-03-16 · pass · 29-0
Member-level votes (2)
- Campbell: not voting
- Oliver: not voting
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed (1)
2026-03-16 · pass · 94-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2548
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