---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, terminates the radiologic imaging and radiation therapy board of examiners; authorizes the board of medical examiners, to establish and issue limited and full X-ray certifications. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 6."
description: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, terminates the radiologic imaging and radiation therapy board of examiners; authorizes the board of medical examiners, to establish and issue limited and full X-ray certifications. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1388"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1388 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5c965b1-931a-4380-ae8a-2738d91bc870"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1388&GA=113"
source_hash: "77023ead68ae0a94187ac55f3bea10f92d62e6a4b2a90eb7f47ca005643e711d"
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 HB 1388 (113) — Health, Dept. of - As enacted, terminates the radiologic imaging and radiation therapy board of examiners; authorizes the board of medical examiners, to establish and issue limited and full X-ray certifications. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0176** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0176.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0132** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0132.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1388.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **73–18** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/15/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023 3/30/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/7/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ragan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 18, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2023-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0176) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0132)
- **2023-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 325

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5c965b1-931a-4380-ae8a-2738d91bc870`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).