--- type: "Bill" title: "Public Health - As enacted, increases the number of EMT/AEMT training centers operated by ambulance services that may be operated from 15 to 30; authorizes EMT/AEMT training centers to provide online or virtual didactic instruction to the same extent such instruction may be provided by accredited EMS education institutions; makes other related changes; urges ambulance services operating EMT/AEMT training centers and the Tennessee board of regents to develop partnerships as practicable to increase the capacity of this state to prepare EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics. - Amends TCA Title 68." description: "Public Health - As enacted, increases the number of EMT/AEMT training centers operated by ambulance services that may be operated from 15 to 30; authorizes EMT/AEMT training centers to provide online or virtual didactic instruction to the same extent such instruction may be provided by accredited EMS education institutions; makes other related changes; urges ambulance services operating EMT/AEMT training centers and the Tennessee board of regents to develop partnerships as practicable to increase the capacity of this state to prepare EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics. - Amends TCA Title 68." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "112" identifier: "SB 1908" citation: "Tennessee SB 1908 (112)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Public Health"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Crawford", "Lundberg"] version_count: 2 action_count: 42 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2022-01-25" last_action: "2022-03-30" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0581eb68-72cf-4099-b90e-501461407e6f" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1908&GA=112" source_hash: "2075eac944cc7e5fc78b534ef2ffc65cd5db2146b1d4643441bd96c3d29d17ad" 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 1908 (112) — Public Health - As enacted, increases the number of EMT/AEMT training centers operated by ambulance services that may be operated from 15 to 30; authorizes EMT/AEMT training centers to provide online or virtual didactic instruction to the same extent such instruction may be provided by accredited EMS education institutions; makes other related changes; urges ambulance services operating EMT/AEMT training centers and the Tennessee board of regents to develop partnerships as practicable to increase the capacity of this state to prepare EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics. - Amends TCA Title 68. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment SA0562** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0562.pdf) 2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1908.pdf) ## Votes - SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/2/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022 2/24/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/16/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/28/2022 Passed (2) — **91–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/8/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Crawford — primary (person) - Lundberg — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-01-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2022-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee - **2022-01-27** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-01-27** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-01-28** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/8/2022 - **2022-02-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/16/2022 - **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/16/2022 - **2022-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/23/2022 - **2022-02-16** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/23/2022 - **2022-02-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/2/2022 - **2022-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/2/2022 - **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/24/2022 - **2022-02-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022 - **2022-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-28** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/7/2022 - **2022-03-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-03-07** Companion House Bill substituted - **2022-03-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage` - **2022-03-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0562) - **2022-03-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Message Calendar - **2022-03-14** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 93, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1956 - **2022-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2022-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker - **2022-03-16** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - **2022-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt` - **2022-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-03-30** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 684 - **2022-03-30** Effective date(s) 03/28/2022 - **2022-03-30** Pub. Ch. 684 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0581eb68-72cf-4099-b90e-501461407e6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).