---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee K-9 Emergency Medical Care and Transport Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee K-9 Emergency Medical Care and Transport Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2069"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2069 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/677ae611-93bf-4d65-8876-b5d77ea73f5d"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2069&ga=114"
source_hash: "d6673a0df1200668e540c0e992848b8d3cc69dcddd0d4eb9dc3e195669ccc773"
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 2069 (114) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee K-9 Emergency Medical Care and Transport Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0724** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0724.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0757** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0757.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2069.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0757)
- **2026-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0724) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-02** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/16/2026
- **2026-04-28** Pub. Ch. 713

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/677ae611-93bf-4d65-8876-b5d77ea73f5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).