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

SB 2586: Health Care - As enacted, authorizes a physician to perform stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine therapy that is not approved by the United States food and drug administration if such therapy is used for a treatment or procedure that is within the scope of practice of the physician; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

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

SB 2586 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Health Care - As enacted, authorizes a physician to perform stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine therapy that is not approved by the United States food and drug administration if such therapy is used for a treatment or procedure that is within the scope of practice of the physician; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. Primary sponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1016.

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
Ed JacksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“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. 1016
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Companion House Bill substituted
  4. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2026
  5. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026
  8. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  9. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/1/2026
  10. Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  11. Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
  12. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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