Tennessee · Senate Bill 1739 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 71, relative to doulas.

SB 1739 Sponsored by London Lamar Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 10, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Health Care - As introduced, adds doula services performed by a person with a verification of certification to the list of services that may be provided as medical assistance under the TennCare program; directs the department of health to establish by rule a process for the verification of certification to a person who demonstrates that the person has completed a doula training program that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 71.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/14/2024 · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/28/2024
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2024 · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  7. SenateAction deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/6/2024
  8. CommitteePlaced on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/6/2024 · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  9. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  10. CommitteePlaced on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024 · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  11. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.