---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, revises definitions related to practice of chiropractic; changes requirements related to composition, powers, and duties of the board of chiropractic examiners. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 4."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, revises definitions related to practice of chiropractic; changes requirements related to composition, powers, and duties of the board of chiropractic examiners. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 313"
citation: "Tennessee SB 313 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 66
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a654df2e-fcde-48f1-8102-c5397788c357"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0313&GA=110"
source_hash: "66efd212092335ed9bd4e98b9a5ba85140b28a0b0edac14a58c378732c676ca1"
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 SB 313 (110) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, revises definitions related to practice of chiropractic; changes requirements related to composition, powers, and duties of the board of chiropractic examiners. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0313.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/5/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/22/17
- **2017-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-28** Action def. in Health Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-19** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-04-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0300) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0299) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-08** Senate Reset on calendar for 5-9-17
- **2017-05-09** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0314)
- **2017-05-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0313)
- **2017-05-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 455
- **2017-06-01** Pub. Ch. 455
- **2017-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a654df2e-fcde-48f1-8102-c5397788c357`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).