---
type: "Bill"
title: "Interstate Compacts - As enacted, enacts the \"Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63."
description: "Interstate Compacts - As enacted, enacts the \"Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2544"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2544 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Interstate Compacts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37380e6b-b0f9-4fdb-ba69-9157120da315"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2544&ga=114"
source_hash: "48a37e78490cb8511d4f62f3e673e0ab8d735878cd2eadd446004d1a14224d6f"
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 2544 (114) — Interstate Compacts - As enacted, enacts the "Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2544.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-02-25** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/13/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 977

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37380e6b-b0f9-4fdb-ba69-9157120da315`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).