---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires an annual training pay bonus supplement for eligible emergency medical services personnel in the amount of $800. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 3."
description: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires an annual training pay bonus supplement for eligible emergency medical services personnel in the amount of $800. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 155"
citation: "Tennessee HB 155 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hicks G"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cc0fb91-32c6-4b67-94e0-fefabea63ae7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0155&GA=113"
source_hash: "c175fba3e6e88057bdd4a5f7de949d6b782eaf4a4f4886b999b390f06ae29454"
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 155 (113) — Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires an annual training pay bonus supplement for eligible emergency medical services personnel in the amount of $800. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0469** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0469.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0504** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0504.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0155.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/15/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/7/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023 4/18/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/18/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hicks G — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-22** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Placed behind the budget
- **2023-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0504)
- **2023-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0469) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023, 01/01/2024
- **2023-05-18** Pub. Ch. 372

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cc0fb91-32c6-4b67-94e0-fefabea63ae7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).