Tennessee · Senate Bill 581 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to naturopathy.

SB 581 Sponsored by Mark Pody 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, reduces from three years to two years, the period a seller must keep on file a signed acknowledgement from a buyer that discloses that the seller is neither a licensed practitioner of the healing arts nor meets the criteria that would allow the seller to provide a diagnosis, treatment, or medical care in order for the sale or provision of information involving a natural health information exchange to not be considered the illegal practice of naturopathy. - Amends TCA Title 63.

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 Health and Welfare Committee · Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • MP Mark PodyR Primary sponsor · District 17

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.