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Bill Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, requires the board of nursing to permit a student to enroll in a practical nursing program offered by a public institution of higher education governed by the Tennessee board of regents if the student meets the qualifications for a high school diploma or its equivalent and meets other requirements; requires the board of nursing to permit a student enrolled in a practical nursing program to sit for the national council licensure exam for practical nurses (NCLEX-PN) upon completion of a practical nursing program. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63. Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, requires the board of nursing to permit a student to enroll in a practical nursing program offered by a public institution of higher education governed by the Tennessee board of regents if the student meets the qualifications for a high school diploma or its equivalent and meets other requirements; requires the board of nursing to permit a student enrolled in a practical nursing program to sit for the national council licensure exam for practical nurses (NCLEX-PN) upon completion of a practical nursing program. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 SB 644 Tennessee SB 644 (114)
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Tennessee SB 644 (114) — Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, requires the board of nursing to permit a student to enroll in a practical nursing program offered by a public institution of higher education governed by the Tennessee board of regents if the student meets the qualifications for a high school diploma or its equivalent and meets other requirements; requires the board of nursing to permit a student enrolled in a practical nursing program to sit for the national council licensure exam for practical nurses (NCLEX-PN) upon completion of a practical nursing program. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0246 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0161 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2025 Passed (2) — 320 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — 330 (pass) · upper
  • SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/19/2025 Passed (3) — 90 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — 920 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Crowe — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-31 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
  • 2025-03-12 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
  • 2025-03-12 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2025-03-19 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2025-03-24 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2025
  • 2025-03-26 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2025-03-26 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 passage
  • 2025-03-26 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0161)
  • 2025-03-31 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2025-04-21 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2025
  • 2025-04-21 Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2025-04-21 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0246) amendment-passage
  • 2025-04-21 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2025-04-22 Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0246) passage
  • 2025-04-23 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2025-04-28 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2025-04-29 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-30 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2025-05-01 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2025-05-09 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-05-15 Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
  • 2025-05-15 Pub. Ch. 435

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d71589a1-07a4-4047-9a9a-e4b28b4ed0ac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).