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type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, redefines store-and-forward telemedicine services for purposes of establishment of provider-patient relationships and standards of practice. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-155."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, redefines store-and-forward telemedicine services for purposes of establishment of provider-patient relationships and standards of practice. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-155."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1589"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1589 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Whitson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b7bbf17-36d9-4dd5-b09a-f00f8489c6a3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1589&GA=112"
source_hash: "0692a6c5f930105e41034b86ae4731aeaf26c357d35f0ea11a7d105a0e090661"
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 1589 (112) — Health Care - As enacted, redefines store-and-forward telemedicine services for purposes of establishment of provider-patient relationships and standards of practice. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-155.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0092** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0092.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0049** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0049.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1589.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/10/2021 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/2/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Whitson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0049)
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0092) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-03-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** Effective date(s) 04/13/2021
- **2021-04-21** Pub. Ch. 153
- **2021-04-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 153
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b7bbf17-36d9-4dd5-b09a-f00f8489c6a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).