---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, creates the professional music therapist advisory committee of the board of examiners in psychology to regulate the practice of music therapy. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 11."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, creates the professional music therapist advisory committee of the board of examiners in psychology to regulate the practice of music therapy. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 11."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 898"
citation: "Tennessee SB 898 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dac0ba4a-754e-4263-b3b9-829399f4fd0d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0898&GA=113"
source_hash: "fa9dbda1f77121e446dc9b40341f618ac680eb7c58425936853c03ac843a32d8"
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 898 (113) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, creates the professional music therapist advisory committee of the board of examiners in psychology to regulate the practice of music therapy. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 11.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0116** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0116.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0264** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0264.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1078** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1078.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0225** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0225.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0366** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0366.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0898.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Passed (1) — **8–10** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/1/2024 Passed (2) — **27–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **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 Government Operations Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2023-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-12** Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
- **2024-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-03-28** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-01** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0225)
- **2024-04-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0366)
- **2024-04-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-23** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-23** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1078) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0264) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0116) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA1078) `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/24/2024
- **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) 05/28/2024, 01/01/2025
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1010

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dac0ba4a-754e-4263-b3b9-829399f4fd0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).