---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, requires certain training and examination in order to use the title \"certified animal massage therapist\" or \"registered animal massage therapist;\" requires liability insurance. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 12."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, requires certain training and examination in order to use the title \"certified animal massage therapist\" or \"registered animal massage therapist;\" requires liability insurance. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 12."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2080"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2080 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba315310-4aee-4606-8aeb-a11a60172c7d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2080&GA=110"
source_hash: "f35de2715a141e6afc372795f07d26a16a95a440fbb8822d2702cdb94f4de44b"
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 HB 2080 (110) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, requires certain training and examination in order to use the title "certified animal massage therapist" or "registered animal massage therapist;" requires liability insurance. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 12.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2080.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **75–11** (fail) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 2/21/2018 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018 3/22/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/14/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/20/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/27/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-16** Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-16** Recalled from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2018-03-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 11, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0723) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0908) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-26** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0774)
- **2018-03-28** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0706)
- **2018-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-28** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-03-29** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** Pub. Ch. 679
- **2018-04-17** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-04-17** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 679

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba315310-4aee-4606-8aeb-a11a60172c7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).