2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0164: 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

1/15/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Health Committee - Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0152

Amendment 1-0 to HB0164

3/25/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/7/2025
13
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee
4/1/2025
15
Yea
6
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee
3/25/2025
10
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
3/19/2025
6
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

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