---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, authorizes medical laboratory directors to monitor personnel remotely; creates exceptions to the Tennessee Medical Laboratory Act for pharmacies and private laboratories; revises other provisions of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 29."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, authorizes medical laboratory directors to monitor personnel remotely; creates exceptions to the Tennessee Medical Laboratory Act for pharmacies and private laboratories; revises other provisions of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 29."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 982"
citation: "Tennessee SB 982 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Vaughan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca0038b2-cd5d-4be6-843b-f9256179f5ae"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0982&GA=112"
source_hash: "eab8b0576bcc583c57e6fe5e21990e5bd048f2aed77ac40228e096a3b6fa95ef"
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 982 (112) — Health Care - As enacted, authorizes medical laboratory directors to monitor personnel remotely; creates exceptions to the Tennessee Medical Laboratory Act for pharmacies and private laboratories; revises other provisions of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 29.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0088** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0088.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0087** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0087.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0982.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/17/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **74–19** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/17/2021 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021 5/3/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/30/2021 Passed (1) — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/9/2021 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2021 Passed — **30–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0087)
- **2021-04-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 19, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0088) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 495
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 495

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca0038b2-cd5d-4be6-843b-f9256179f5ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).