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

HB 2044: Medical Occupations - As enacted, allows a physician assistant to delegate medication administration to a certified medical assistant; adds categories of medications to the list of medications that a certified medical assistant is authorized to administer or prepare, and makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Chapter 1042 of the Public Acts of 2024.

Enacted 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 2044 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Medical Occupations - As enacted, allows a physician assistant to delegate medication administration to a certified medical assistant; adds categories of medications to the list of medications that a certified medical assistant is authorized to administer or prepare, and makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Chapter 1042 of the Public Acts of 2024. Primary sponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 23, 2026): Pub. Ch. 755.

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
Pat MarshPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse62

“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. Pub. Ch. 755
  2. Effective date(s) 04/13/2026
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for his action.
  5. Signed by H. Speaker
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker
  7. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  8. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0595)
  9. Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
  10. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  11. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
  12. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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