---
type: "Bill"
title: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Nursing Education Integrity and Oversight Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63."
description: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Nursing Education Integrity and Oversight Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2013"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2013 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Nurses", "Nursing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a14e38e7-9fa6-4926-8cd9-ce24eca64b13"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2013&ga=114"
source_hash: "406256c13db8b8a05d830a83e9bcddd077fc82391e593332c22603a105200970"
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 2013 (114) — Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Nursing Education Integrity and Oversight Act." - 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 HA0934** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0934.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0727** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0727.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0728** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0728.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2013.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 Passed (1) — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0728)
- **2026-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0727)
- **2026-04-02** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-09** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0934) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 848

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a14e38e7-9fa6-4926-8cd9-ce24eca64b13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).