# Tennessee HB 1694: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to emergency services for specially trained animals.

Tennessee HB 1694, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to emergency services for specially trained animals., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-28 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 713) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1694
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to emergency services for specially trained animals.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 713
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Medical Occupations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (42 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aftyn Behn (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bud Hulsey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0713.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1694.pdf)
- HA0724: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0724.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1694.pdf)
- SA0757: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0757.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0713.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1694.pdf)
- [HA0724 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0724.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1694.pdf)
- [SA0757 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0757.pdf)

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- [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026)
- [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026)
- [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026)
- [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026)
- [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1694-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).