--- type: "Bill" title: "Boards and Commissions - As enacted, requires the board of podiatric medical examiners to establish a registration process for certain residents continuing their clinical education; authorizes a licensed orthotist or prosthetist to utilize one or more non-licensed persons to assist in the performance of minor repairs on devices that have been previously dispensed to patients and the performance of other tasks approved by the board. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 3." description: "Boards and Commissions - As enacted, requires the board of podiatric medical examiners to establish a registration process for certain residents continuing their clinical education; authorizes a licensed orthotist or prosthetist to utilize one or more non-licensed persons to assist in the performance of minor repairs on devices that have been previously dispensed to patients and the performance of other tasks approved by the board. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 3." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 448" citation: "Tennessee SB 448 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Boards and Commissions"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Keisling"] version_count: 1 action_count: 39 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2017-02-06" last_action: "2017-05-03" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d64f46b8-ce51-403e-871b-c40a85f0364f" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0448&GA=110" source_hash: "4d12e591160c8d4620c4236076915976c71caec63b8b8904c33658c30cd6d4fd" 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 448 (110) — Boards and Commissions - As enacted, requires the board of podiatric medical examiners to establish a registration process for certain residents continuing their clinical education; authorizes a licensed orthotist or prosthetist to utilize one or more non-licensed persons to assist in the performance of minor repairs on devices that have been previously dispensed to patients and the performance of other tasks approved by the board. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 3. ## 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/SB0448.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **95–1** (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 (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/30/2017 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Bell — primary (person) - Keisling — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-02-06** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee - **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction` - **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-02-13** P1C. - **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2017 - **2017-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to 3/22/2017 - **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 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 - **2017-03-22** Reset on Final cal. of Health Subcommittee - **2017-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/27/2017 - **2017-03-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/30/2017 - **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/30/2017 - **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/4/2017 - **2017-03-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2017-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage` - **2017-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0181) - **2017-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017 - **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2017 - **2017-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage` - **2017-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0297) `amendment-withdrawal` - **2017-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2017-04-10** Comp. SB subst. - **2017-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker - **2017-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2017-04-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2017-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 167 - **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017 - **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 167 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d64f46b8-ce51-403e-871b-c40a85f0364f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).