2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0373: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62 and Title 68, relative to tattoo artist licensing.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires a tattoo artist's signature on this state's tattoo apprenticeship completion application to signify that the apprentice artist under the tattoo artist's training has met the necessary requirements to become licensed in this state; permits tattoo artists who have been licensed in this state for fewer than three years but licensed in another state for 10 years or more to train an apprentice artist. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 68.

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Bill History

1/27/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action def. in Commerce Committee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0127

Amendment 1-0 to HB0373

3/19/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/19/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
3/5/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/29/20258.7 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/27/20258.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/17/2025150.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/26/2025150.2 KB