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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, expands to include pharmacists in the prohibition on discrimination by managed health insurance issuers against optometrists, ophthalmologists, podiatrists, and chiropractors solely on the basis of their license or certification, if such providers are acting within the scope of their license or certification. - Amends TCA Section 56-32-129."
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description: "Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, expands to include pharmacists in the prohibition on discrimination by managed health insurance issuers against optometrists, ophthalmologists, podiatrists, and chiropractors solely on the basis of their license or certification, if such providers are acting within the scope of their license or certification. - Amends TCA Section 56-32-129."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "110"
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identifier: "SB 461"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 461 (110)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Pharmacy", "Pharmacists"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Terry"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2017-02-02"
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last_action: "2017-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13094b26-5650-4fb9-8344-4cd82181f784"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0461&GA=110"
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source_hash: "f6cb76671622ff5e535dafd3335ab948b07f2bd925def1046328f48e6477ea88"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 461 (110) — Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, expands to include pharmacists in the prohibition on discrimination by managed health insurance issuers against optometrists, ophthalmologists, podiatrists, and chiropractors solely on the basis of their license or certification, if such providers are acting within the scope of their license or certification. - Amends TCA Section 56-32-129.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0461.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2017 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2017 Passed — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2017 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bell — primary (person)
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- Terry — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-02** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-06** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2017-02-08** Assigned to s/c Insurance and Banking Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-08** P2C, ref. to Insurance and Banking Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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- **2017-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/28/2017
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- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Insurance and Banking Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
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- **2017-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Insurance and Banking Committee for 3/7/2017
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- **2017-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance and Banking Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/6/2017
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- **2017-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2017-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-03-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2017-03-07** Action def. in Insurance and Banking Committee to 3/14/2017
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- **2017-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Insurance and Banking Committee for 3/14/2017
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- **2017-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2017-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
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- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/20/2017
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- **2017-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2017-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2017-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-03-20** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2017-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2017-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2017-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2017-03-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2017-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2017-04-11** Pub. Ch. 82
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- **2017-04-11** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
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- **2017-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 82
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13094b26-5650-4fb9-8344-4cd82181f784`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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