---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dieticians and Nutritionists - As enacted, enacts the \"Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63."
description: "Dieticians and Nutritionists - As enacted, enacts the \"Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2029"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2029 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dieticians and Nutritionists"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59354c8e-373a-40e1-aa39-26f3ccc65f47"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2029&ga=114"
source_hash: "804138377a0162f71f505ee6aa9e59c6deeedcac4344b51d5adad7edb510c458"
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 2029 (114) — Dieticians and Nutritionists - As enacted, enacts the "Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0726** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0726.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1068** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1068.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0730** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0730.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0731** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0731.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2029.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (7) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (3) — **29–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/17/2026 Passed (6) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (4) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (5) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **94–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-04** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** No Action Taken
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026
- **2026-04-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
- **2026-04-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1068) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0726) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-16** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-16** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-20** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Amendment withdrawn (Amendment 2 - SA0731)
- **2026-04-21** Amendment withdrawn (Amendment 1 - SA0730)
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 01/01/2028
- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 1002

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59354c8e-373a-40e1-aa39-26f3ccc65f47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).