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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1203: Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider’s licensing board to issue a license subject to a private advocacy order that requires the applicant to participate in a peer assistance program approved by the board; designates private advocacy orders as confidential and not public records, as long as the provider does not fail to maintain participation in the peer assistance program and requires the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the board. - Amends TCA Title 63.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1203 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider’s licensing board to issue a license subject to a private advocacy order that requires the applicant to participate in a peer assistance program approved by the board; designates private advocacy orders as confidential and not public records, as long as the provider does not fail to maintain participation in the peer assistance program and requires the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the board. - Amends TCA Title 63. Primary sponsor: Doc Kumar (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 317.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Doc KumarPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 317
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  6. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/10/2025
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
  8. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/1/2025
  10. Action def. in Health Committee to 4/1/2025
  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
  12. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source