Medical Occupations - As enacted, allows a physician assistant to delegate medication administration to a certified medical assistant; adds categories of medications to the list of medications that a certified medical as
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Chapter 1042 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to certified medical assistants.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Medical Occupations - As enacted, allows a physician assistant to delegate medication administration to a certified medical assistant; adds categories of medications to the list of medications that a certified medical assistant is authorized to administer or prepare, and makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Chapter 1042 of the Public Acts of 2024. HB2044 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 755 by the Secretary of State.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 4, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 13, 2026
Senate
Companion House Bill substituted · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 755 · Apr 23, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 23, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review · Feb 4, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee · Feb 18, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee · Mar 3, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/9/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 9, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 12, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0595) · Mar 16, 2026
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 · Mar 16, 2026
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Mar 16, 2026
House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0596) · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 2 · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Mar 17, 2026
House
Signed by H. Speaker · Mar 24, 2026
House
Signed by Senate Speaker · Mar 24, 2026
Senate
Transmitted to Governor for his action. · Apr 1, 2026
House
The numbers
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Sponsors
Recorded votes
Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-16 · Passed · Ayes 29, Noes 0, Present and not voting 2
REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-03-16 · Passed · Ayes 94, Noes 0
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-09 · Passed · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Present and not voting 1
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-03 · Passed · Ayes 24, Noes 0
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health CommitteeHouse · 2026-02-18 · Passed · Ayes 7, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (Apr 1, 2026).