---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with an organization in this state to create or identify a continuing education program to provide healthcare professionals with information or training relative to maternal mental health disorders. - Amends TCA Title 63."
description: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with an organization in this state to create or identify a continuing education program to provide healthcare professionals with information or training relative to maternal mental health disorders. - Amends TCA Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 849"
citation: "Tennessee SB 849 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamar"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b792d5e8-9599-47c3-b098-73f9eaaaa5a2"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0849&ga=114"
source_hash: "0ae3d04b854db6396b38331c7d239fc4e835247d0dc4fcae6632cee00f3517bf"
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 849 (114) — Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with an organization in this state to create or identify a continuing education program to provide healthcare professionals with information or training relative to maternal mental health disorders. - Amends TCA Title 63.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0256** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0256.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0103.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0849.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/12/2025 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/17/2025 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** 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`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
- **2025-03-05** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-10** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Health & Welfare Committee 3-12-2025
- **2025-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
- **2025-03-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0103)
- **2025-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0256) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-16** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 261

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b792d5e8-9599-47c3-b098-73f9eaaaa5a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).