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TN HB 2571

died on adjournment

Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to issue a provisional foreign training license of two years, which may be extended for an additional one year, to an internationally trained physician who has successfully completed the examination described in current law upon finding sufficient evidence that the internationally trained physician has met certain listed criteria; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2571 pass?

No. TN HB 2571 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-18): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 900

What is TN HB 2571 about?

TN HB 2571 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to issue a provisional foreign training license of two years, which may be extended for an additional one year, to an internationally trained physician who has successfully completed the examination described in current law upon finding sufficient evidence that the internationally trained physician has met certain listed criteria; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2571?

Kumar is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2571.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 900
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kumarprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-04

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  5. 2026-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  6. 2026-03-05

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-10

    No Action Taken

  8. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026

  9. 2026-03-11

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-03-17

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026

  11. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026

  12. 2026-03-24

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/31/2026

  13. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026

  14. 2026-03-31

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026

  16. 2026-04-06

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  18. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  19. 2026-04-13

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2026-04-13

    Comp. SB subst.

  21. 2026-05-18

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 900

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-03-11 · pass · 9-0

  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-31 · pass · 17-0

  • HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-06 · pass · 9-1

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (1)

    2026-04-13 · fail · 0-0

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