---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, generally prohibits a licensed dentist from allowing, under general supervision, more than three dental hygienists to work at any one time; authorizes a dentist to supervise, under direct supervision, no more than 10 dental hygienists while the dentist and each hygienist are providing dental services on a volunteer basis through a nonprofit provider of free mobile clinics; authorizes a dentist to supervise, under general supervision, no more than five dental hygienists if the dentist and dental hygienists work for the department of health, a county or metropolitan health department, or an entity that participates in the state safety net program for the uninsured. - Amends TCA Section 63-5-108."
description: "Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, generally prohibits a licensed dentist from allowing, under general supervision, more than three dental hygienists to work at any one time; authorizes a dentist to supervise, under direct supervision, no more than 10 dental hygienists while the dentist and each hygienist are providing dental services on a volunteer basis through a nonprofit provider of free mobile clinics; authorizes a dentist to supervise, under general supervision, no more than five dental hygienists if the dentist and dental hygienists work for the department of health, a county or metropolitan health department, or an entity that participates in the state safety net program for the uninsured. - Amends TCA Section 63-5-108."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2075"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2075 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dentists and Dentistry"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cab8faf4-6727-4e57-b6cd-83b5e7375764"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2075&GA=113"
source_hash: "ee48be763140e7f19ab1ccb140e90a54d75ebe2959674880374969c3bd97fce9"
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 2075 (113) — Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, generally prohibits a licensed dentist from allowing, under general supervision, more than three dental hygienists to work at any one time; authorizes a dentist to supervise, under direct supervision, no more than 10 dental hygienists while the dentist and each hygienist are providing dental services on a volunteer basis through a nonprofit provider of free mobile clinics; authorizes a dentist to supervise, under general supervision, no more than five dental hygienists if the dentist and dental hygienists work for the department of health, a county or metropolitan health department, or an entity that participates in the state safety net program for the uninsured. - Amends TCA Section 63-5-108.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0528** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0528.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0531** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0531.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2075.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/14/2024 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-02-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0531)
- **2024-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-26** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0528) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-02-26** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-02-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-02-29** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 03/12/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 561

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cab8faf4-6727-4e57-b6cd-83b5e7375764`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).