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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health - As enacted, increases the number of EMT/AEMT training centers operated by ambulance services that may be operated from 15 to 30; authorizes EMT/AEMT training centers to provide online or virtual didactic instruction to the same extent such instruction may be provided by accredited EMS education institutions; makes other related changes; urges ambulance services operating EMT/AEMT training centers and the Tennessee board of regents to develop partnerships as practicable to increase the capacity of this state to prepare EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics. - Amends TCA Title 68."
description: "Public Health - As enacted, increases the number of EMT/AEMT training centers operated by ambulance services that may be operated from 15 to 30; authorizes EMT/AEMT training centers to provide online or virtual didactic instruction to the same extent such instruction may be provided by accredited EMS education institutions; makes other related changes; urges ambulance services operating EMT/AEMT training centers and the Tennessee board of regents to develop partnerships as practicable to increase the capacity of this state to prepare EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics. - Amends TCA Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1956"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1956 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crawford", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8791187e-3b56-4858-883d-3dbab6957900"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1956&GA=112"
source_hash: "fc47aad9ad0aca4bdecb8c9dd93933a1f6d75e44d550c4b16de60b90d167af35"
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 HB 1956 (112) — Public Health - As enacted, increases the number of EMT/AEMT training centers operated by ambulance services that may be operated from 15 to 30; authorizes EMT/AEMT training centers to provide online or virtual didactic instruction to the same extent such instruction may be provided by accredited EMS education institutions; makes other related changes; urges ambulance services operating EMT/AEMT training centers and the Tennessee board of regents to develop partnerships as practicable to increase the capacity of this state to prepare EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics. - Amends TCA Title 68.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment SA0562** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0562.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1956.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/28/2022 Passed (2) — **910** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/2/2022 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022 2/24/2022 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/16/2022 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **930** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/8/2022 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2022-01-28** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/8/2022
- **2022-02-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-16** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/24/2022
- **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
- **2022-02-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-28** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0562)
- **2022-03-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-03-07** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Message Calendar
- **2022-03-14** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 93, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1956
- **2022-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-16** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30** Effective date(s) 03/28/2022
- **2022-03-30** Pub. Ch. 684
- **2022-03-30** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 684
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8791187e-3b56-4858-883d-3dbab6957900`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).