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

HB 2571: Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to issue a provisional foreign training license of two years, which may be extended for an additional one year, to an internationally trained physician who has successfully completed the examination described in current law upon finding sufficient evidence that the internationally trained physician has met certain listed criteria; makes related changes. - 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 2571 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to issue a provisional foreign training license of two years, which may be extended for an additional one year, to an internationally trained physician who has successfully completed the examination described in current law upon finding sufficient evidence that the internationally trained physician has met certain listed criteria; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63. Primary sponsor: Doc Kumar (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 18, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 900.

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. 900
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026
  8. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026
  10. Action def. in Health Committee to 3/31/2026
  11. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026
  12. Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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