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Bill Therapists, Physical and Occupational - As enacted, allows the practice of physical therapy to be under the written or oral referral of a nurse practitioner or physician assistant; removes certain minimum education requirements to engage in the independent practice of physical therapy. - Amends TCA Title 63. Therapists, Physical and Occupational - As enacted, allows the practice of physical therapy to be under the written or oral referral of a nurse practitioner or physician assistant; removes certain minimum education requirements to engage in the independent practice of physical therapy. - Amends TCA Title 63. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 113 SB 72 Tennessee SB 72 (113)
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Tennessee SB 72 (113) — Therapists, Physical and Occupational - As enacted, allows the practice of physical therapy to be under the written or oral referral of a nurse practitioner or physician assistant; removes certain minimum education requirements to engage in the independent practice of physical therapy. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Version chain

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

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2023 Passed — 90 (pass) · upper
  • SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2023 Passed (2) — 90 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2023 Passed — 970 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — 320 (pass) · upper
  • SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2023 Passed (1) — 90 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed — 320 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Watson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-04 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2023-01-10 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2023-01-11 Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments passage
  • 2023-01-20 Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
  • 2023-02-01 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/8/2023
  • 2023-02-08 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2023-02-09 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/13/2023
  • 2023-02-13 Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 passage
  • 2023-02-13 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2023-02-16 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2023-03-20 Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2023-03-20 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2023-03-22 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2023-03-22 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2023-03-23 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2023-03-24 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2023-04-04 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2023-04-18 Effective date(s) 04/04/2023
  • 2023-04-18 Pub. Ch. 107

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5bb0de26-0132-4775-a342-1b8453caaa46. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).