# Tennessee SB 2069: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to emergency services for specially trained animals. Tennessee SB 2069, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to emergency services for specially trained animals., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/16/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2069-2025-2026 - 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 2069 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to emergency services for specially trained animals. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Medical Occupations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (132 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Emergency care for injured response dogs: benefit, low. Tennessee allows emergency medical workers to treat qualifying response dogs injured in the line of duty, at the scene or during transport. Dogs must be trained, or receiving training, for police, military, patrol, detection, or search-and-rescue work. They must be used and controlled by federal, s… - Emergency workers gain limited dog-care protections: mixed, low. Emergency medical workers need no veterinary license for authorized care or transport of response dogs injured in the line of duty. This work does not count as unauthorized veterinary practice, and the state emergency medical services board cannot discipline workers for it. Veterinary board discipl… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 - 2026-04-28: Pub. Ch. 713 - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-02: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0724) (House) - 2026-04-02: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-30: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0757) (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary 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/pc0713.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1694.pdf) - HA0724: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0724.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2069.pdf) - SA0757: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0757.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. (signed) - SB 2017: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0713.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1694.pdf) - [HA0724 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0724.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2069.pdf) - [SA0757 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0757.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-SB2069-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).