---
type: "Bill"
title: "Social Workers - As enacted, enacts the \"Social Work Licensure Compact.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Social Workers - As enacted, enacts the \"Social Work Licensure Compact.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2134"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2134 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Social Workers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ef8aa82-6f6c-438e-aeef-a16173af7de0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2134&GA=113"
source_hash: "472113e86763db69c55eac560b86888a80844667f0aa447bd4eac663b2353345"
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 2134 (113) — Social Workers - As enacted, enacts the "Social Work Licensure Compact." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0709** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0709.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0548** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0548.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2134.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **29–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee 2/21/2024 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/6/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2024 Passed (1) — **89–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO DEFER PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Passed — **60–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — 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 Government Operations Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Health & Welfare Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0548)
- **2024-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0709) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-25** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-31** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1041

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ef8aa82-6f6c-438e-aeef-a16173af7de0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).