---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, places requirements for registration of a temporary healthcare staffing agency. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 50; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, places requirements for registration of a temporary healthcare staffing agency. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 50; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 702"
citation: "Tennessee SB 702 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ad316b2-c7dd-4d09-ab17-31b804fa929f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0702&GA=113"
source_hash: "0e581fb0e880259e1882b2387152b9b2653043bc7da676db9400bb7e1ddcab8e"
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 702 (113) — Health Care - As enacted, places requirements for registration of a temporary healthcare staffing agency. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 50; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0326** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0326.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0446** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0446.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0223** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0223.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0455** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0455.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0702.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/11/2023 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/4/2023
- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/11/2023
- **2023-04-04** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/11/2023
- **2023-04-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0455)
- **2023-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0223)
- **2023-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0446) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0326) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023, 07/01/2024
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 432

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ad316b2-c7dd-4d09-ab17-31b804fa929f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).