# Tennessee HB 2556: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 56; Title 63, Chapter 5; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to dental hygienists.

Tennessee HB 2556, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 56; Title 63, Chapter 5; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to dental hygienists., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-18 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2556
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 56; Title 63, Chapter 5; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to dental hygienists.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-03-18, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Dentists and Dentistry
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-18: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2244.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2556.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2244.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2556.pdf)

## Related
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- [HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2649-2025-2026)
- [HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2541-2025-2026)
- [HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitabl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2542-2025-2026)
- [HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026)
- [HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2502-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2556-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).