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HB2562 • 2026

Boards and Commissions

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9, relative to continuing education requirements.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Lamberth, Johnson
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 857
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Boards and Commissions

ON APRIL 7, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2239 FOR HOUSE BILL 2562, ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND 2, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2239, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 7, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2239 FOR HOUSE BILL 2562, ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND 2, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2239, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 makes the following changes:  Clarifies that any person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine is only required to complete the one hour continuing education course on nutrition once.
  • Any required continuing medical education requirement related to nutrition must be made available free of charge.
  • These provisions terminate January 1, 2033.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2562

Plain English: House Health 1 Amendment No.

  • House Health 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2562 Terry Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2239* House Bill No.
  • 2562 HA0932 016930 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to HB2562

Plain English: House Health 2 Amendment No.

  • House Health 2 Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB2562 Terry Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2239* House Bill No.
  • 2562 HA0933 017032 - 1 - by deleting "January 1, 2029" in SECTION 4 and substituting "January 1, 2028".

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 857

  2. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/27/2026, 01/01/2028

  3. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 857

  4. 2026-04-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0933)

  10. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 2 (Amendment 1 - HA0932)

  11. 2026-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026

  12. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  14. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  15. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0933)

  16. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0932)

  17. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  18. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026

  19. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  20. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  21. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026

  22. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/31/2026

  23. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026

  24. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  25. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  30. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  31. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  32. 2026-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026

  33. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  34. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/18/2026

  35. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  36. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  37. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  38. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  39. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  40. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  41. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 7, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2239 FOR HOUSE BILL 2562, ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND 2, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2239, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 makes the following changes:



Clarifies that any person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine is only required to complete the one hour continuing education course on nutrition once. Any required continuing medical education requirement related to nutrition must be made available free of charge. These provisions terminate January 1, 2033.


Authorizes the board of medical examiners and the board of osteopathic examination to promulgate rules to effectuate the bill.


Changes the effective date from January 1, 2028, to January 1, 2029.

AMENDMENT #2 changes the effective date from January 1, 2029, to January 1, 2028.

ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENT
S #1 AND
#2.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 2239
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 2562
By Lamberth
HB2562
011247
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63,
Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9, relative to
continuing education requirements.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-6-233, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(d) In establishing continuing medical education requirements pursuant to
subsection (b), the board shall require that a minimum of one (1) of the required hours
be completed on topics related to nutrition.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-9-107(a), is amended by adding
the following as a new subdivision:
(3) In establishing continuing osteopathic medical education requirements
pursuant to subdivision (a)(1), the board shall require that a minimum of one (1) of the
required hours be completed on topics related to nutrition.
SECTION 3. For the purpose of promulgating rules, including emergency rules, this act
takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, this act
takes effect on January 1, 2028, the public welfare requiring it.