AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 17, relative to professions of the healing arts.

As introduced, removes requirement that persons seeking licensure as speech language pathologists be members of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 17.

Bill Details

State

Tennessee

Session

114th General Assembly

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?...

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Action History

2026-04-06 H Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2

2026-04-06 H Subst. for comp. HB.

2026-03-26 H Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

2026-03-23 S Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

2026-03-23 S Sponsor(s) Added.

2026-03-23 S Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0

2026-03-20 S Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026

2026-03-17 S Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

2026-03-11 S Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

2026-03-11 S Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026

2026-03-04 S Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

2026-03-04 S Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2026

2026-02-25 S Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

2026-02-25 S Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/4/2026

2026-02-18 S Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

2026-02-05 S Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

2026-02-02 S Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

2026-01-22 S Filed for introduction

Votes

2026-03-17 SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Yea: 9 Nay: 0

2026-03-23 FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Yea: 29 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-05 S Health and Welfare

2026-03-17 S Calendar

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-22 Draft

2026-01-28 Draft

Subjects

Audiologists and Speech Pathologists