Tennessee · Senate Bill 455 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to medical education.

SB 455 Sponsored by Bo Watson Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2023
  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.

Medical Occupations - As introduced, requires the University of Tennessee and East Tennessee State University to annually submit a report to the education and health committees of the general assembly that includes the number of students who graduated from the respective institution in the previous year to become practitioners in the fields of primary care medicine or family practice medicine. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Every action

3 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 Education Committee · Senate Education Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • BW Bo WatsonR Primary sponsor · District 11

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.