---
type: "Bill"
title: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, revises certain requirements governing pain management clinics and pain management specialists. - Amends TCA Title 63."
description: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, revises certain requirements governing pain management clinics and pain management specialists. - Amends TCA Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 154"
citation: "Tennessee SB 154 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Physicians and Surgeons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Green", "Terry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/498b0ebc-b73d-4fc5-82ff-32fae0ef5e8b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0154&GA=110"
source_hash: "02cea926e0120318712f0ca81fe9b05dc288f43c9ff57a7fec2d5ade19cd125a"
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 SB 154 (110) — Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, revises certain requirements governing pain management clinics and pain management specialists. - Amends TCA Title 63.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0154.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2017 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/3/2017 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Green — primary (person)
- Terry — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2017-02-07** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-01** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0183)
- **2017-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0355) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 210
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 210

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/498b0ebc-b73d-4fc5-82ff-32fae0ef5e8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).