TennesseeSB 1532114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 13, Part 5, relative to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact.

Sponsored By: Ed Jackson (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

2032 state boards end, can restart

Any state department, board, agency, commission, or council created in 2032 ends on June 30, 2034. The state may continue, reestablish, or restructure a terminated entity under this chapter. The law also deletes one item from an oversight list in statute. Households are only affected if an ended or restarted entity handles services they use.

Occupational therapy compact ends June 2034

The law ends the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact on June 30, 2034. Occupational therapists lose multistate practice privileges that day. To work across state lines, they must hold separate licenses in each state. Patients may see fewer providers who can practice in multiple states.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ed Jackson

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Bo Watson

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote 2/2/2026

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/2/2026

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote 1/21/2026

SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 643

    4/6/2026
  2. Effective date(s) 04/01/2026

    4/6/2026
  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/1/2026Senate
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    3/20/2026Senate
  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    3/19/2026House
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    3/18/2026Senate
  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    3/17/2026Senate
  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    3/16/2026House
  9. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

    3/16/2026House
  10. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    2/4/2026House
  11. Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    2/2/2026Senate
  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    2/2/2026Senate
  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

    2/2/2026Senate
  14. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/2/2026

    1/23/2026Senate
  15. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

    1/21/2026Senate
  16. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

    1/14/2026Senate
  17. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/21/2026

    1/14/2026Senate
  18. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/13/2026Senate
  19. Filed for introduction

    1/7/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

  • Fiscal Note

  • Introduced

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