---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, requires the department of health to make available to the public on its website all inspection criteria required for compliance by pain management clinics; makes other changes relative to pain management. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, requires the department of health to make available to the public on its website all inspection criteria required for compliance by pain management clinics; makes other changes relative to pain management. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2279"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2279 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7554ff7c-d6d3-439c-bb1b-bc6af4e4a245"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2279&ga=114"
source_hash: "61887ed7e747947e7441a7df654c725d3bf0ac0a2cfad4bc2cf3d613d7f90161"
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 2279 (114) — Health Care - As enacted, requires the department of health to make available to the public on its website all inspection criteria required for compliance by pain management clinics; makes other changes relative to pain management. - 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 HA0947** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0947.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0724** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0724.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2279.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 Passed (1) — **69–13** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0724)
- **2026-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-07** Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 13, PNV 7 `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0947) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-07** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-04** Pub. Ch. 861

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7554ff7c-d6d3-439c-bb1b-bc6af4e4a245`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).