HB 2044 Enacted
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.
Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted
Apr 23, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/13/2026
Apr 23, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 755
Apr 13, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor.
Apr 1, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker
Mar 24, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker
Mar 17, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 2
Mar 16, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0596)
Mar 16, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Mar 16, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Mar 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
Mar 16, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
Mar 16, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0595)
Mar 12, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
Mar 9, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/9/2026
Mar 3, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026
Feb 18, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
Feb 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
Feb 4, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
Feb 4, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review
Feb 2, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C.
Jan 23, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction