---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, revises present law provisions regarding the examination to become licensed as a dentist. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5."
description: "Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, revises present law provisions regarding the examination to become licensed as a dentist. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 702"
citation: "Tennessee SB 702 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dentists and Dentistry"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers", "Ramsey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bd70397-7f9d-4ac9-93a6-db54ecd4d3d9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0702&GA=112"
source_hash: "75cbcbca47a8fcb1a382ba6c83fcf5e6e4005f828b460b079b85c25886ce6280"
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 702 (112) — Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, revises present law provisions regarding the examination to become licensed as a dentist. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0398** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0398.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0130** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0130.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0702.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/24/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/8/2021 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/21/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/6/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/1/2021 Passed (3) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)
- Ramsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to 3/24/21
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor change.
- **2021-03-23** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-08** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0130)
- **2021-04-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Reset on Final cal. of Health Committee
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0398) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-03** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0398) `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 05/18/2021
- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 476
- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 476

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3bd70397-7f9d-4ac9-93a6-db54ecd4d3d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).