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type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1981"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1981 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "Marsh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52fc266f-b623-4146-9cee-ae979bb0c141"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1981&GA=112"
source_hash: "420ba29bd9181bc5f1e88d00e7d1302d551d4c30cf38c99e484549f0c831dba2"
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 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1981.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/19/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2022 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2022 Passed (2) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2022 4/20/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/16/2022 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/8/2022 (7) — **0–0** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52fc266f-b623-4146-9cee-ae979bb0c141`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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