---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the \"Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact.\" - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the \"Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact.\" - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1727"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1727 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1659beaa-f527-4fb9-ab76-71f9b37834ea"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1727&GA=113"
source_hash: "ea35d2d9d3cb92db6c61e8ed5c36dbd7067a0f864086dbe68991877194477567"
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 1727 (113) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the "Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact." - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0562** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0562.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0513** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0513.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1727.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 1/31/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2024 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed — **93–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/31/2024
- **2024-01-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-02-14** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-06** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0513)
- **2024-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0562) `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0562) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-05-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-31** Effective date(s) 05/28/2024, 01/01/2025
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1659beaa-f527-4fb9-ab76-71f9b37834ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).