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type: "Bill"
title: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, authorizes a graduate nurse to engage in the practice of professional nursing without a license for a limited period of time if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1."
description: "Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, authorizes a graduate nurse to engage in the practice of professional nursing without a license for a limited period of time if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1267"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1267 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Nurses", "Nursing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves", "Vaughan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfa98513-196f-44c6-ae98-37ff196fed00"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1267&GA=112"
source_hash: "dd5d079b8ae9527639c3ffb8dc898916bf54ea385929df2c7bda44d47952fe7a"
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 SB 1267 (112) — Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, authorizes a graduate nurse to engage in the practice of professional nursing without a license for a limited period of time if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0215** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0215.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0293** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0293.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1267.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/13/2021 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **301** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/23/2021 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2021 Passed (1) — **840** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Reeves — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0215) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0293)
- **2021-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 340
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/04/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 340
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfa98513-196f-44c6-ae98-37ff196fed00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).