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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, clarifies that the definition of the practice of nursing does not prevent qualified registered nurses from making determinations that patients are experiencing emergency medical conditions, in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 68."
+description: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, clarifies that the definition of the practice of nursing does not prevent qualified registered nurses from making determinations that patients are experiencing emergency medical conditions, in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 68."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111"
+identifier: "HB 199"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 199 (111)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Nurses", "Nursing"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Reeves", "Vaughan"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2019-01-29"
+last_action: "2019-04-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5b77d56-a1d5-454b-bb86-0a35acb63ec4"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0199&GA=111"
+source_hash: "eb5d75900412bb3f8f504b09c82caa2791a9c1f90167f393ff21ce1401810a76"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 199 (111) — Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, clarifies that the definition of the practice of nursing does not prevent qualified registered nurses from making determinations that patients are experiencing emergency medical conditions, in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 68.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0015** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0015.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0053** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0053.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0199.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/27/2019 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019 2/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE FACILITIES, LICENSURE, & REGULATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/19/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Reeves — primary (person)
+- Vaughan — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-04** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
+- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
+- **2019-02-12** Meeting Canceled
+- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
+- **2019-02-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/26/2019
+- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
+- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
+- **2019-02-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2019-02-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019
+- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/7/2019
+- **2019-03-07** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2019-03-07** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2019-03-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0015) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2019-03-07** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2019-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2019-03-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2019-03-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0053)
+- **2019-03-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2019-03-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2019-03-13** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2019-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2019-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-04-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 12
+- **2019-04-01** Pub. Ch. 12
+- **2019-04-01** Effective date(s) 03/20/2019
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5b77d56-a1d5-454b-bb86-0a35acb63ec4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+