2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0128: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 63, relative to professions.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, decreases, from 60 days to 50 days, the amount of time from the date the board of veterinary medical examiners receives a completed application for initial licensure to practice veterinary medicine from an applicant that the board must either render a decision on the application or inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63.

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Bill History

1/14/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/15/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
1/16/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee
Senate
2/26/2025
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/19/2025
Senate
3/13/2025
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Senate
3/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/19/2025
Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
Senate
3/26/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 2
Senate
4/8/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2025
Senate
4/11/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
Senate
4/15/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0406)
Senate
4/15/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0249)
Senate
4/15/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 1
Senate
4/15/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/15/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/16/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0152)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Passed H., Ayes 65, Nays 24, PNV 4
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate
4/21/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/21/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate

Amendments

SA0406

Amendment 2-0 to SB0128

4/11/2025Not Adopted

SA0249

Amendment 1-0 to SB0128

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/16/2025
65
Yea
24
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/15/2025
28
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 2
3/26/2025
6
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/15/20257.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/14/20257.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/14/2025122.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/2025119.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/14/2025110.4 KB