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HB2554 • 2026

Nurses, Nursing

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 38; Title 53; Title 55; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to nursing.

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Sponsor
Lamberth, Johnson
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Changes to Nursing Board Procedures

This bill shortens the time for certifying nursing board elections and vacancies from thirty days to fifteen days.

What This Bill Does

  • Reduces the deadline for the executive director of the nursing board to certify newly elected officers to the governor from thirty days to fifteen days.
  • Shortens the period within which the executive director must inform the governor about any vacancies on the nursing board or in its offices from thirty days to fifteen days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Board of Nursing and its executive director
  • The Governor of Tennessee

Terms To Know

Executive Director
The person in charge of managing the day-to-day operations of an organization, in this case, the nursing board.
Vacancy
An empty position or office that needs to be filled.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if certification deadlines are missed.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect the operations of the nursing board.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

  2. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  3. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  5. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  6. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  8. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  9. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Health Committee- Government Operations for Review

  10. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  11. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  12. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  13. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  14. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  15. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2245
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 2554
By Lamberth
HB2554
012660
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 7; Title 33; Title 38; Title 53; Title 55; Title 63
and Title 68, relative to nursing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-7-209(1), is amended by deleting
"thirty (30) days" and substituting "fifteen (15) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.