---
type: "Bill"
title: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the authority of a physician or podiatrist to prescribe, dispense, or administer medication to the provider's own self or immediate family; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the authority of a physician or podiatrist to prescribe, dispense, or administer medication to the provider's own self or immediate family; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1205"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1205 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Physicians and Surgeons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kumar"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e486966-e142-4ff7-91f3-40ae65ece1be"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1205&ga=114"
source_hash: "c9d3bf3c834851db6e1208150d369267b684253290e26bb0badbad5893f2fd05"
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 1205 (114) — Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the authority of a physician or podiatrist to prescribe, dispense, or administer medication to the provider's own self or immediate family; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0250** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0250.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0261** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0261.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0439** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0439.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1205.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Passed (1) — **78–14** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **30–3** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (4) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2025 Passed (3) — **15–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kumar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Action def. in Health Committee to 4/1/2025
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/1/2025
- **2025-04-01** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 14, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0250) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-21** Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
- **2025-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-18** Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to final calendar
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health & Welfare Committee
- **2026-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/1/2026
- **2026-04-01** Rerefer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Amendment withdrawn (Amendment 2 - SA0439)
- **2026-04-21** Amendment withdrawn (Amendment 1 - SA0261)
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/07/2026
- **2026-05-15** Pub. Ch. 935

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e486966-e142-4ff7-91f3-40ae65ece1be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).