---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, requires state governmental entities that establish or adopt guides to practice to do so through the promulgation of rules. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, requires state governmental entities that establish or adopt guides to practice to do so through the promulgation of rules. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 449"
citation: "Tennessee SB 449 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Howell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79b01e0c-99ee-4e32-9802-f060b447d548"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0449&GA=110"
source_hash: "90ea68de2c408664df3821ff2289c77dfbec422915b196259a352e2127043110"
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 449 (110) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, requires state governmental entities that establish or adopt guides to practice to do so through the promulgation of rules. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

## 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/SB0449.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2017 Passed (1) — **72–23** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2017 Passed — **60–30** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/3/2017 Passed (1) — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/28/2017 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 1, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0157)
- **2017-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-04-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0156) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 215
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 215

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79b01e0c-99ee-4e32-9802-f060b447d548`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).