---
type: "Bill"
title: "Psychologists - As enacted, enacts the \"Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Psychologists - As enacted, enacts the \"Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 455"
citation: "Tennessee HB 455 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Psychologists"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Thompson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 54
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39fc57ce-cc71-48dd-bfa4-22e96f70d327"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0455&GA=112"
source_hash: "addf6ad76edad4310f2506cc5d5d7e49fa78053f5db0a7da40fe1c2fbd01cfc4"
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 455 (112) — Psychologists - As enacted, enacts the "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0105** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0105.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0455.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/22/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/1/2021 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/28/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/9/2021 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/17/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2021 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Thompson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/17/2021
- **2021-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-02-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/1/2021
- **2021-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **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
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0105) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-28** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0105) `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 352
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 352

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39fc57ce-cc71-48dd-bfa4-22e96f70d327`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).