# Tennessee SB 1926: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 5, relative to dental professions. Tennessee SB 1926, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 5, relative to dental professions., 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, 01/01/2027) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1926-2025-2026 - 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 1926 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 5, relative to dental professions. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 01/01/2027 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Dentists and Dentistry - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (130 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee hygienists can offer more care: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Tennessee dental hygienists can take diagnostic X-rays, assess and record tooth and soft-tissue data, clean teeth, and apply fluoride before a dentist sees the patient. New patients require the dentist’s direct supervision; existing patients require general supervision. A… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Reeves ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | pass | 90 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 | pass | 32 | 1 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 01/01/2027 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1107 - 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) - 2026-04-22: Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0950) (House) - 2026-04-22: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-20: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA1040) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0973) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0972) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/1/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1107.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1926.pdf) - HA0950: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0950.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1926.pdf) - SA0972: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0972.pdf) - SA0973: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0973.pdf) - SA1040: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1040.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (signed) - SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (signed) - SB 1766: 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… (signed) - SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1107.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1926.pdf) - [HA0950 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0950.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1926.pdf) - [SA0972 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0972.pdf) - [SA0973 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0973.pdf) - [SA1040 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1040.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026) - [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026) - [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026) - [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB1926-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).