HB 1770 Health Care - As enacted, adds clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist to the list of words or abbreviations that a person may attach to a name to indicate or induce another person to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9.
Latest: Mar 11, 2026 · Comp. became Pub. Ch. 697
What it means
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How they voted
3 committee, procedural and amendment votes
House: HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026 3/19/2026
0 yes · 0 no
Mar 23, 2026 · Result: fail
House: HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026 3/19/2026
0 yes · 0 no
Member-by-member votes are not loaded for this roll call yet. The tally above is from the official record.
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House: HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2026 Passed
19 yes · 0 no
Mar 17, 2026 · Result: pass
House: HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2026 Passed
19 yes · 0 no
| Party | Yes |
|---|---|
| Democratic | 4 |
| Republican | 15 |
How each member voted (19)
Party shown is each member's current party in our records. Official vote record
House: HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/11/2026 Passed
9 yes · 0 no
Mar 11, 2026 · Result: pass
House: HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/11/2026 Passed
9 yes · 0 no
| Party | Yes |
|---|---|
| Democratic | 2 |
| Republican | 7 |
How each member voted (9)
Party shown is each member's current party in our records. Official vote record
Where it stands
Jan 21, 2026 · House
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
Jan 22, 2026 · House
Sent to committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
Mar 11, 2026 · House
Sent to committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
Full official history (15 actions)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseFiled for introduction
- Jan 21, 2026HouseIntro., P1C.
- Jan 22, 2026HouseP2C, ref. to Health Committee
- Jan 22, 2026HouseAssigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
- Feb 25, 2026HousePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- Mar 4, 2026HousePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- Mar 4, 2026HouseAction Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to Next Calendar
- Mar 11, 2026HouseRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
- Mar 11, 2026HousePlaced on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026
- Mar 17, 2026HouseRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Mar 18, 2026HousePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026
- Mar 19, 2026HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- Mar 19, 2026HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- Mar 23, 2026HouseComp. SB subst.
- Apr 28, 2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 697
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