---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health - As enacted, requires a medical laboratory supervisor to be readily available for consultations during all hours when tests are performed; prohibits a medical laboratory supervisor from being required to be on laboratory premises. - Amends TCA Title 68."
description: "Public Health - As enacted, requires a medical laboratory supervisor to be readily available for consultations during all hours when tests are performed; prohibits a medical laboratory supervisor from being required to be on laboratory premises. - Amends TCA Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1385"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1385 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9f78348-a3a8-4aaf-955d-51e5f9312691"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1385&ga=114"
source_hash: "1efc738c6ea303ec9a04489d6952d0d9d7cadc5f0f6c48a06d4cd8506e369110"
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 1385 (114) — Public Health - As enacted, requires a medical laboratory supervisor to be readily available for consultations during all hours when tests are performed; prohibits a medical laboratory supervisor from being required to be on laboratory premises. - Amends TCA Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0257** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0257.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0022.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1385.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 Passed (1) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/26/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0022)
- **2025-03-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-07** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0257) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-07** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/21/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 232

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9f78348-a3a8-4aaf-955d-51e5f9312691`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).