---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hearing and Hearing Aids - As enacted, replaces references to hearing impairment with language referring to being deaf or hard of hearing. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 13; Title 24; Title 37; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 60; Title 65 and Title 71."
description: "Hearing and Hearing Aids - As enacted, replaces references to hearing impairment with language referring to being deaf or hard of hearing. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 13; Title 24; Title 37; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 60; Title 65 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1419"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1419 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hearing and Hearing Aids"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson", "Powell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98805ba4-1910-42af-b273-4a302e62f379"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1419&GA=111"
source_hash: "697781bb63770bbab2117c7b2d90c1ed126ca3044ae77a37cacad481b6c8c18e"
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 1419 (111) — Hearing and Hearing Aids - As enacted, replaces references to hearing impairment with language referring to being deaf or hard of hearing. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 13; Title 24; Title 37; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 60; Title 65 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0184** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0184.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0310** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0310.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1419.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2019 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019 3/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/10/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/6/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dickerson — primary (person)
- Powell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2019-02-11** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-02-26** Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019
- **2019-04-01** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-01** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0184) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-03** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/19
- **2019-04-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0310)
- **2019-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 329
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 329
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/08/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98805ba4-1910-42af-b273-4a302e62f379`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).