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Bill Medical Occupations - As enacted, creates new categories of emergency first responders to assist EMTs in responding to emergencies, driving ambulances, and engaging in limited medical interventions; requires such persons to become licensed EMTs within a certain period of time. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 68. Medical Occupations - As enacted, creates new categories of emergency first responders to assist EMTs in responding to emergencies, driving ambulances, and engaging in limited medical interventions; requires such persons to become licensed EMTs within a certain period of time. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 68. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 112 HB 1981 Tennessee HB 1981 (112)
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1 45 9 2022-01-25 2022-05-11 openstates ocd-bill/52fc266f-b623-4146-9cee-ae979bb0c141 http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1981&GA=112 420ba29bd9181bc5f1e88d00e7d1302d551d4c30cf38c99e484549f0c831dba2 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Tennessee HB 1981 (112) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, creates new categories of emergency first responders to assist EMTs in responding to emergencies, driving ambulances, and engaging in limited medical interventions; requires such persons to become licensed EMTs within a certain period of time. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 68.

Version chain

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

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/19/2022 (5) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2022 Passed (1) — 940 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2022 (4) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — 310 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2022 Passed (2) — 940 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2022 Passed (2) — 80 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2022 4/20/2022 (3) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/16/2022 (6) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/8/2022 (7) — 00 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jackson — primary (person)
  • Marsh — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-25 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2022-01-26 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2022-01-26 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2022-01-27 P2C, ref. to Health Committee referral-committee
  • 2022-01-27 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2022-01-28 Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2022-01-31 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  • 2022-02-02 Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/8/2022
  • 2022-02-07 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2022-02-08 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-02-09 Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/16/2022
  • 2022-02-09 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2022-02-10 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2022-02-16 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2022-02-16 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
  • 2022-02-16 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2022-02-16 Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-02-16 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
  • 2022-02-22 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2022-02-23 Placed behind the budget
  • 2022-02-23 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
  • 2022-02-23 Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/2/2022
  • 2022-03-02 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2022-03-03 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/7/2022
  • 2022-03-07 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  • 2022-03-07 Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 passage
  • 2022-03-10 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2022-04-13 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2022
  • 2022-04-19 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2022
  • 2022-04-19 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-04-20 H. Placed on Consent Calendar #2 for 4/21/2022
  • 2022-04-20 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
  • 2022-04-20 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-04-21 Comp. SB subst.
  • 2022-04-21 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2022-04-21 Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2022-04-21 Subst. for comp. HB.
  • 2022-04-26 Enrolled and ready for signatures
  • 2022-04-27 Transmitted to Governor for action.
  • 2022-04-27 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2022-04-27 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2022-05-09 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2022-05-11 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1012
  • 2022-05-11 Effective date(s) 05/09/2022
  • 2022-05-11 Pub. Ch. 1012

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/52fc266f-b623-4146-9cee-ae979bb0c141. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).