---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes, for the purposes of providing services in a school setting pursuant to a child's individualized education program (IEP), certain licensed healthcare providers licensed to refer or order services within their scope of practice as part of a child's IEP. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes, for the purposes of providing services in a school setting pursuant to a child's individualized education program (IEP), certain licensed healthcare providers licensed to refer or order services within their scope of practice as part of a child's IEP. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 503"
citation: "Tennessee SB 503 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lundberg", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 64
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2022-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10ac2209-4249-4047-8508-dbc78609ba53"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0503&GA=112"
source_hash: "e2b888b42c4d8c60131a3c0ce76b5bbc02c52a8085b25d8f58ff7002d0b2b277"
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 503 (112) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes, for the purposes of providing services in a school setting pursuant to a child's individualized education program (IEP), certain licensed healthcare providers licensed to refer or order services within their scope of practice as part of a child's IEP. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0333** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0333.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0530** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0530.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0232** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0232.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0487** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0487.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0503.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/16/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/22/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022 2/24/2022 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/13/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/28/2022 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/7/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/15/2022 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/30/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/17/2022 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2021 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lundberg — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Action def. in Education Administration to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-08** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. H&W Comm. 4/13/21
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-04-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/27/21
- **2021-04-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-28** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-05-04** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to fourth calendar of 2022
- **2022-02-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/17/2022
- **2022-02-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0487)
- **2022-02-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0232)
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-02-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0530) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-02-28** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0333) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-02-28** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-02-28** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 695
- **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 695

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10ac2209-4249-4047-8508-dbc78609ba53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).