---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to international medical school graduates applying for and utilizing special licenses. - Amends TCA Title 63."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to international medical school graduates applying for and utilizing special licenses. - Amends TCA Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1936"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1936 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef6d2fda-8782-463c-9502-e718b4ede3b0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1936&GA=113"
source_hash: "ac165d12b27640d5e195abd264733e0ee0feae3ee3af92450e06b19e59ebd096"
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 1936 (113) — Health Care - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to international medical school graduates applying for and utilizing special licenses. - Amends TCA Title 63.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0773** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0773.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0982** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0982.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA1021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1021.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1936.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/3/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-20** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2024-03-27** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/3/2024
- **2024-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 9 ayes, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-09** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2024
- **2024-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2024
- **2024-04-15** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
- **2024-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/18/2024
- **2024-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0982)
- **2024-04-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1021)
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0773) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/06/2024, 01/01/2025
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 929

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef6d2fda-8782-463c-9502-e718b4ede3b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).