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SB1526 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 4, relative to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

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Sponsor
Jackson, Lafferty
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Effective date(s) 03/06/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details about the removal of specific sections or the addition of new rules regarding sunset laws beyond extending the Compact.

Sunset Laws for Medical Licensing

This bill extends the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact until June 30, 2034.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to June 30, 2034.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Doctors and other medical professionals who work in multiple states under the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Terms To Know

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
A group of states working together to make it easier for doctors and other health care workers to get licenses in different states.
Sunset Laws
Laws that say when certain rules or government groups will end after a set time period.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not explain what happens if the Compact is not renewed by June 30, 2034.
  • It's unclear how many medical professionals this change might affect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/06/2026

  2. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 563

  3. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 563

  4. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  10. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  12. 2026-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/19/2026

  13. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/12/2026

  14. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  16. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  17. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. 2026-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/2/2026

  19. 2026-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  21. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  22. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  23. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/21/2026

  24. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  25. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  26. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  27. 2026-01-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1584
By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 1526
By Jackson
SB1526
010084
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 4, relative
to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-247(a), is amended by deleting
subdivision (32).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
4-29-255.
(a) The following governmental entities terminate on June 30, 2034:
( ) Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, created by § 63-6-401;
(b) Each department, commission, board, agency, or council of state
government created during calendar year 2032 terminates on June 30, 2034.
(c) Any governmental entity that has been terminated under this section may be
continued, reestablished, or restructured in accordance with this chapter.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.