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type: "Bill"
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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."
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "SB 1966"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1966 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "Marsh"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2022-01-25"
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last_action: "2022-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e4b3605-e767-47f0-b815-fa9245e73913"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1966&GA=112"
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source_hash: "1b0a150a3d26ffde527c92170c17bef257178daa8e407c7063d88824f204ab2f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 1966 (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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1966.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2022 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2022 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/8/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2022 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2022 4/20/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/19/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/16/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2022 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jackson — primary (person)
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- Marsh — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-01-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2022-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-01-27** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-28** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
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- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/8/2022
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- **2022-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-02-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/16/2022
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- **2022-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
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- **2022-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
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- **2022-02-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
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- **2022-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/2/2022
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- **2022-02-23** Placed behind the budget
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- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/7/2022
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- **2022-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2022-03-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2022-03-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2022-04-13** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2022
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- **2022-04-19** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2022
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- **2022-04-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-04-20** H. Placed on Consent Calendar #2 for 4/21/2022
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- **2022-04-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
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- **2022-04-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2022-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2022-04-21** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2022-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-04-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2022-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2022-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-11** Effective date(s) 05/09/2022
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- **2022-05-11** Pub. Ch. 1012
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- **2022-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1012
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e4b3605-e767-47f0-b815-fa9245e73913`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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