---
type: "Bill"
title: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, revises requirements for certificate to practice as a registered nurse first assistant. - Amends TCA Title 63."
description: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, revises requirements for certificate to practice as a registered nurse first assistant. - Amends TCA Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1350"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1350 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Nurses", "Nursing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeBerry", "Kyle"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/574744b8-33b9-4ed2-91e1-93005f639e30"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1350&GA=111"
source_hash: "c24ac294857689963c1e2f862e744e530e86fe4263d567d1cdf0ca819ecedcd8"
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 HB 1350 (111) — Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, revises requirements for certificate to practice as a registered nurse first assistant. - Amends TCA Title 63.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0306** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0306.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0306** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0306.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1350.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019 4/17/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2019 Passed (1) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/10/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FACILITIES, LICENSURE, & REGULATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/2/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- DeBerry — primary (person)
- Kyle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
- **2019-04-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0306) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/19
- **2019-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0306)
- **2019-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 326
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/08/2019; 07/01/2020
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 326

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/574744b8-33b9-4ed2-91e1-93005f639e30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).