Tennessee SB 1901: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, increases the period within which a healthcare institution wishing to oppose a certificate of need application must file a written objection with the health services and development agency and serve a copy on the applicant's contact person, from 15 days to 20 days before the agency's meeting. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 11.

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 955
HOUSE BILL NO. 1709
By Representatives Cochran, Mr. Speaker Sexton, Faison, Zachary, Lamberth, Marsh,
Garrett, Bulso, Lafferty, White, Howell, Gary Hicks, Todd, Vaughan, Farmer, Moody,
Powers, Kumar, Grills, Scarbrough, Capley, Rudd, Davis, Russell, Littleton, Hawk,
Cepicky, Hale, Carringer, Doggett, Reeves, Leatherwood, Fritts, Darby, McCalmon, Greg
Martin, Moon, Alexander, Boyd, Maberry, Sherrell, Renea Jones, Slater, Tim Hicks,
Wright, Hill, Lankford, Crawford, Eldridge, Gant, Brock Martin, Bricken, Helton-Haynes,
Rudder, Butler, Warner, Atchley, Stinnett, Keisling, Raper, Stevens, Terry, Hurt, Reedy
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1901
By Senators Bailey, Bowling, Crowe, Harshbarger, Stevens, Taylor, White
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 20; Title 23; Title 33;
Title 37; Title 39; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 49; Title 52; Title 53;
Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 59; Title 60; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70;
Title 71 and Chapter 463 of the Public Acts of 2025, relative to the regulation of professions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-58-103(a)(2), is amended by
deleting the subdivision.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 20-9-609(a), is amended by deleting
the subsection and substituting:
(a)
(1) To be licensed as a court reporter, an applicant shall submit proof of
the following:
(A) The applicant is a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as
defined in§ 4-58-102; and
(B) The applicant - passed the National Court Reporters
Association registered professional reporter examination, the National
Verbatim Reporters Association certified verbatim reporter examination,
or the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers
certified electronic reporter examination and certified electronic
transcriber examination.
(2) Applications for licensure must be signed and sworn by the applicants
and submitted on forms furnished by the commissioner.
(3) All applicants who are found qualified to engage in the practice of
court reporting pursuant to this part must be issued a license as a licensed court
reporter and an identifying number.
(4) The license is valid for two (2) years from the date of issuance.
(5) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensed court reporter is
not required to be a notary public to administer oaths to witnesses in the
performance of their professional duties as a court reporter.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 23, Chapter 3, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:

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The supreme court is encouraged to establish guidelines to limit a person's
eligibility for a license to practice law or engage in law business to a person who is a
United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102.
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-5-127, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(e) To be eligible for a professional license issued by the department, board,
commission, agency, or other governmental entity pursuant to this title, a person must
be a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102.
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 42-2-210, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(d) Aeronautics Instructors License Requirement. To be licensed as an
aeronautics instructor pursuant to this section, a person must be a United States citizen
or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102.
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
To be eligible for a professional license issued by the department pursuant to this
title, a person must be a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-
102.
SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 44-10-203, is amended by
designating the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following as a new
subsection:
(b) To be eligible for a license pursuant to this section, a person must be a United
States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102.
SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 44-15-111, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) To be eligible for a certificate pursuant to this section, a person must be a
United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in§ 4-58-102.
SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 44-16-201, is amended by
designating the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following as a new
subsection:
(b) To be eligible for a license pursuant to this section, a person must be a United
States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in§ 4-58-102.
SECTION 10. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 44-17-104, is amended by