---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, establishes certain rules regarding certified psychological testing technicians. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, establishes certain rules regarding certified psychological testing technicians. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 219"
citation: "Tennessee SB 219 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59c70589-0caa-4861-93dd-66759d465fcd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0219&GA=113"
source_hash: "f90c7d49a281afe509a797b3f97629547bcc154ba94c990600ddb68c7a19632f"
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 219 (113) — Health Care - As enacted, establishes certain rules regarding certified psychological testing technicians. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0400** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0400.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0401** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0401.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0217** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0217.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0219.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **66–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/21/2023 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/21/2023 Passed — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-30** Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
- **2023-01-30** Recalled from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0217)
- **2023-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0401) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0400) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0401) `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0400) `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 05/17/2023, 01/01/2024
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 442

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59c70589-0caa-4861-93dd-66759d465fcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).