---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to physician assistants and nurses. - Amends TCA Title 55; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to physician assistants and nurses. - Amends TCA Title 55; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2136"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2136 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c3879ae-a03d-4db9-b16b-d9ef898a7241"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2136&GA=113"
source_hash: "6b56406bd5bb605af3eaf6e0c0b7c4317b728aa7e70739eba7603657da17a13d"
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 2136 (113) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to physician assistants and nurses. - Amends TCA Title 55; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0952** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0952.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1031** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1031.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0978** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0978.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2136.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (2) — **78–18** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2024 Passed (2) — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/23/2024 Passed (1) — **29–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/10/2024 Passed (3) — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 4/3/2024 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **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 Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2024-04-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-08** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2024
- **2024-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0978)
- **2024-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-22** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2024
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1031) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0952) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-23** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 1 (Amendment 2 - HA1031) `passage`
- **2024-04-29** 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
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1042

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c3879ae-a03d-4db9-b16b-d9ef898a7241`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).