# Tennessee HB 1952: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 8, relative to optometry. Tennessee HB 1952, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 8, relative to optometry., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-05 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 714) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1952-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1952 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 8, relative to optometry. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-05, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 714 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 47 - Subjects: Optometry - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (22 yes, 6 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: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Caleb Hemmer (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bud Hulsey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Harold Love, Jr. (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sam McKenzie (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Kevin D. Raper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Shaw (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Towns - Cosponsor: Travis - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White - Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-26 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 3 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 3 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-05-05: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 714 - 2026-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-26: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-19: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-17: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: No Action Taken (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/25/2026 (House) - 2026-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0714.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2076.pdf) - HA0725: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0725.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1952.pdf) - SA0495: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0495.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) - HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed) - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) - HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0714.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2076.pdf) - [HA0725 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0725.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1952.pdf) - [SA0495 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0495.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [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) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1952-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).