---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a licensed aesthetician to perform cosmetic microneedling if performed under the supervision of a licensed physician. - Amends TCA Section 62-4-109."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a licensed aesthetician to perform cosmetic microneedling if performed under the supervision of a licensed physician. - Amends TCA Section 62-4-109."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 915"
citation: "Tennessee HB 915 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Hensley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6368aa6b-0edb-479f-b9fb-a48053180101"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0915&GA=112"
source_hash: "17d740868790e0dfa495798f41c4825c0249725a1dd90693ba4cec296f736701"
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 915 (112) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a licensed aesthetician to perform cosmetic microneedling if performed under the supervision of a licensed physician. - Amends TCA Section 62-4-109.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0291** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0291.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0915.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2021 4/15/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/19/2021 4/15/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2021 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/13/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/31/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/26/2021 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-03-16** Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
- **2021-03-16** Recalled from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-06** Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0291) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0291) `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 376
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 376

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6368aa6b-0edb-479f-b9fb-a48053180101`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).