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type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes to the qualifications for certification as a medication aide by the board of nursing. - Amends TCA Title 63."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes to the qualifications for certification as a medication aide by the board of nursing. - Amends TCA Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2545"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2545 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f134239b-dbd0-4b38-bb59-7347d9240c22"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2545&GA=112"
source_hash: "d6b6decfa251c18e121972e0ea595e15cd86267a5b98a849a03787db7e0811d3"
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 2545 (112) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes to the qualifications for certification as a medication aide by the board of nursing. - Amends TCA Title 63.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0854** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0854.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0628** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0628.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2545.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed (3) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/28/2022 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/15/2022 (6) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **900** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/17/2022 Passed (2) — **310** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2022 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/19/2022 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** No Action Taken
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-15** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0628)
- **2022-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-23** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-13** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-13** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-20** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0854) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-28** Senate concurred in House amendment #1
- **2022-05-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1112
- **2022-06-03** Effective date(s) 06/01/2022, 01/01/2023
- **2022-06-03** Pub. Ch. 1112
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f134239b-dbd0-4b38-bb59-7347d9240c22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).