# Tennessee SB 1692: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to military family occupational licensing. Tennessee SB 1692, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to military family occupational licensing., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1692-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1692 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to military family occupational licensing. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: Licenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (163 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military families get Tennessee license recognition support: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee licensing authorities must follow federal license recognition rules under 50 U.S.C. § 4025a. This covers servicemembers and spouses holding covered work licenses who move to Tennessee under military orders. It also covers those moving under military orders to a sta… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Richard Briggs (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Kerry Roberts (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/22/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1081 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0857) (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0857) (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-23: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0663) (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0857 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0857.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1081.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1677.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1692.pdf) - SA0663: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0663.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (signed) - SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (signed) - SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (signed) - SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed) - SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed) - SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed) ## Sources - [HA0857 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0857.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1081.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1677.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1692.pdf) - [SA0663 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0663.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026) - [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026) - [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026) - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [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-SB1692-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).