---
type: "Bill"
title: "Athletic Trainers - As enacted, expands the scope of practice for athletic trainers by authorizing them to treat conditions that limit or prevent a person's participation in certain physical activities rather than just treating injuries that limit or prevent such participation; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 24."
description: "Athletic Trainers - As enacted, expands the scope of practice for athletic trainers by authorizing them to treat conditions that limit or prevent a person's participation in certain physical activities rather than just treating injuries that limit or prevent such participation; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 24."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 502"
citation: "Tennessee SB 502 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Athletic Trainers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b21584f8-1b0b-4284-be6d-1e89a0e068a5"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0502&ga=114"
source_hash: "9944d39e009e5ca1f2546c54ebe7fabe90e7db7901c37df07a7936c147b880ef"
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 502 (114) — Athletic Trainers - As enacted, expands the scope of practice for athletic trainers by authorizing them to treat conditions that limit or prevent a person's participation in certain physical activities rather than just treating injuries that limit or prevent such participation; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 24.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0937** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0937.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1051** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1051.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1124** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1124.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0778** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0778.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0502.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/16/2026 Passed — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY HICKS T PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/18/2026 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/16/2026 Passed — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **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`
- **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** 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** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0778)
- **2026-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1124) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1051) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0937) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-14** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-15** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-16** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA1124) `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0937) `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 884

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b21584f8-1b0b-4284-be6d-1e89a0e068a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).