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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, revises the provisions governing the requirements for certain professional counselors. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 22, Part 1."
+description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, revises the provisions governing the requirements for certain professional counselors. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 22, Part 1."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "HB 2531"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 2531 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Ramsey"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 46
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2022-02-02"
+last_action: "2022-05-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abeb8440-2b33-42ec-bdec-57d7716a0a98"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2531&GA=112"
+source_hash: "f97c965a81ce29e602d784a12ab0be344d00aa7a86391602c65e9b804d672d7c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 2531 (112) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, revises the provisions governing the requirements for certain professional counselors. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 22, Part 1.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0850** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0850.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0626** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0626.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2531.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2022 Passed (1) — **80–8** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/19/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/22/2022 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/13/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022 4/20/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Briggs — primary (person)
+- Ramsey — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
+- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2022-02-03** P1C.
+- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
+- **2022-02-08** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
+- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
+- **2022-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
+- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
+- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2022-03-15** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/22/2022
+- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2022
+- **2022-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
+- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/30/2022
+- **2022-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2022-03-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2022-03-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0626)
+- **2022-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2022-03-30** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
+- **2022-03-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-30** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-04-06** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2022
+- **2022-04-06** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/13/2022
+- **2022-04-13** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
+- **2022-04-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
+- **2022-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
+- **2022-04-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-04-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022
+- **2022-04-25** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2022-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2022-04-25** Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 8, PNV 2 `passage`
+- **2022-04-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0850) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2022-04-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2022-04-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2022-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2022-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2022-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2022-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2022-05-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1040
+- **2022-05-25** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022, 01/01/2023
+- **2022-05-25** Pub. Ch. 1040
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abeb8440-2b33-42ec-bdec-57d7716a0a98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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