---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, removes restriction on appointment to the board of dentistry for persons affiliated with educational institutions where the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting is taught. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5."
description: "Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, removes restriction on appointment to the board of dentistry for persons affiliated with educational institutions where the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting is taught. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1091"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1091 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dentists and Dentistry"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari", "Cooper"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69e7882b-68ba-49a1-aebe-e4271401ca11"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1091&GA=112"
source_hash: "980cd75a31505b1d8887288b084f40038742ee5b069f65ad79a21c0f3069cdcc"
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 1091 (112) — Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, removes restriction on appointment to the board of dentistry for persons affiliated with educational institutions where the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting is taught. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1091.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/7/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2021 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/9/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)
- Cooper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-07** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Effective date(s) 4/22/2021
- **2021-05-04** Pub. Ch. 231
- **2021-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 231

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69e7882b-68ba-49a1-aebe-e4271401ca11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).