SB 1753 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Health Care - As enacted, adds clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist to the list of words or abbreviations that a person may attach to a name to indicate or induce another person to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9.

SB 1753 amends Tennessee law to prohibit using the terms "clinical informatics," "lifestyle medicine," or "medical virtualist" after a person’s name to mislead others into believing they are licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine. The bill directly affects healthcare professionals who might use these titles without proper medical licensure. It adds these specific terms to the existing list of prohibited designations under Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 63-6-204(m)(1) and related chapters. The legislation aims to prevent public confusion about who is legally authorized to provide medical care. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee after passing initial committee stages.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Signed Apr 14, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 14, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0721)
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0721)
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 1, PNV 4
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0465)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 2
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/4/2026
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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State
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Photo of Ferrell Haile
Ferrell Haile
RRepublican
TN
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