---
type: "Bill"
title: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, changes references to the professional relationship between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses and certified nurse practitioners from \"supervisory\" to \"collaborative\". - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, changes references to the professional relationship between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses and certified nurse practitioners from \"supervisory\" to \"collaborative\". - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 523"
citation: "Tennessee SB 523 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Nurses", "Nursing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Favors", "Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50d4bfbb-0b32-462e-a9e0-e8eca18d8482"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0523&GA=110"
source_hash: "aad215ccc05bdd4f632b688bae3c3ded63053480a894dda395c6bb78e9859a0c"
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 523 (110) — Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, changes references to the professional relationship between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses and certified nurse practitioners from "supervisory" to "collaborative". - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0523.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/17/2017 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2017 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/5/2017 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Favors — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Reset on Final cal. of Health Subcommittee
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-05** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-05** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-04-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0312)
- **2017-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0494) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Pub. Ch. 334
- **2017-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 334

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50d4bfbb-0b32-462e-a9e0-e8eca18d8482`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).