---
type: "Bill"
title: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, clarifies that quality improvement committees apply to osteopathic doctors; updates references to the repealed Tennessee Peer Review Act of 1967. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 32, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 9, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
description: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, clarifies that quality improvement committees apply to osteopathic doctors; updates references to the repealed Tennessee Peer Review Act of 1967. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 32, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 9, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 369"
citation: "Tennessee SB 369 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Physicians and Surgeons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Farmer", "Overbey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/949c4be5-f939-4393-b413-166c5e1df797"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0369&GA=110"
source_hash: "90a46e1564464e206a1b9b62c2c1f569f84c67f20137c3c86ae147bff7df8569"
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 369 (110) — Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, clarifies that quality improvement committees apply to osteopathic doctors; updates references to the repealed Tennessee Peer Review Act of 1967. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 32, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 9, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.

## 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/SB0369.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/23/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Farmer — primary (person)
- Overbey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/15/2017
- **2017-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2017-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/15/2017
- **2017-02-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-15** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/21/2017
- **2017-02-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/23/2017
- **2017-02-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2017
- **2017-03-02** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-06** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-06** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-08** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-14** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-04** Pub. Ch. 4
- **2017-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/15/2017
- **2017-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 4

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/949c4be5-f939-4393-b413-166c5e1df797`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).