# Tennessee SB 2065: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 17, relative to professions of the healing arts. Tennessee SB 2065, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 17, relative to professions of the healing arts., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-01 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2065-2025-2026 - 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 2065 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 17, relative to professions of the healing arts. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-01, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Audiologists and Speech Pathologists - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (38 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Provisional licenses for speech-language pathologists in training: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee allows speech-language pathologists to get provisional licenses during supervised training as clinical fellows. Applicants must complete the licensing education requirements and hold at least a master's degree from an approved school. An American Speech-Language-He… - Temporary practice for speech and hearing professionals: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, eligible speech-language pathologists and audiologists can practice without a valid Tennessee license while their applications are pending. Applicants must have passed the required licensing exam or hold a license in another state. Speech-language pathologists also need an A… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-05-01: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-01: Pub. Ch. 796 - 2026-04-23: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-09: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-04-06: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/4/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0796.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2065.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2065.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0796.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2065.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2065.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2057-2025-2026) - [SB 2017: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2017-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB2065-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).