---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the \"Graduate Physicians Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the \"Graduate Physicians Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 937"
citation: "Tennessee SB 937 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9faa3e1-0037-4312-b04e-d29dd08c8541"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0937&GA=113"
source_hash: "65dde2ba677566a18573407b9bc5410e250a557f42d824edfa064dc28da1bda4"
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 937 (113) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the "Graduate Physicians Act." - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0247** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0247.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0344** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0344.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0326** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0326.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0937.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2023 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **28–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** 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** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023
- **2023-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0326)
- **2023-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0344) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0247) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 2 (Amendment 2 - HA0344) `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 05/17/2023, 01/01/2025
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 470

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9faa3e1-0037-4312-b04e-d29dd08c8541`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).