---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to marriage and family therapist licensure. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 63."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to marriage and family therapist licensure. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 959"
citation: "Tennessee HB 959 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hemmer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6348f698-1e4d-45a5-8d43-9279dd0f25ae"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0959&ga=114"
source_hash: "d04d11876b337984e51938554dc640d325aa293fa487291f94106e9f3e034d18"
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 959 (114) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to marriage and family therapist licensure. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 63.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0032** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0032.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0155** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0155.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0156** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0156.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0959.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (3) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/3/2025 Passed — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (4) — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hemmer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025
- **2025-02-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
- **2025-03-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0032) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0156)
- **2025-03-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0155)
- **2025-03-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-31** H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-03** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 85, Nays 0 PNV 3 HB0959
- **2025-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026
- **2025-04-28** Pub. Ch. 204

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6348f698-1e4d-45a5-8d43-9279dd0f25ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).