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type: "Bill"
title: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, designates as exempt from the requirements of state law on physician self-referrals any conduct or activity that does not violate, or that is protected by, federal law or rule on physician self-referral. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6."
description: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, designates as exempt from the requirements of state law on physician self-referrals any conduct or activity that does not violate, or that is protected by, federal law or rule on physician self-referral. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2218"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2218 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Physicians and Surgeons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a81d047-a28f-459b-9cad-050dfc05d94e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2218&GA=112"
source_hash: "b4cd51b56ad0281171a21abff98ea8c2636f17c442ccc17487bc7c20db4b9792"
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 2218 (112) — Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, designates as exempt from the requirements of state law on physician self-referrals any conduct or activity that does not violate, or that is protected by, federal law or rule on physician self-referral. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6.
## 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/SB2218.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (2) — **930** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2022 3/10/2022 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **930** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/22/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2022 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/16/2022 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Briggs — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass. ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-14** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/24/2022
- **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 739
- **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 739
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a81d047-a28f-459b-9cad-050dfc05d94e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).