---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the practice of chiropractors, including animal chiropractic practice. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the practice of chiropractors, including animal chiropractic practice. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 128"
citation: "Tennessee SB 128 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9306b0ca-1286-4067-a884-f0d88c37289a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0128&ga=114"
source_hash: "52002f79f95e908a9dcbd88b7c633d23a11df7ae3fc2a13a03598a273f30aa87"
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 128 (114) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the practice of chiropractors, including animal chiropractic practice. - 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 HA0152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0152.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0249** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0249.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0406** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0406.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0128.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **65–24** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 2 3/26/2025 Passed — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 Passed — **28–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-01-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
- **2025-03-05** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-13** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 2
- **2025-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-10** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0249)
- **2025-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0406)
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 65, Nays 24, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0152) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 01/01/2026
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 304

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9306b0ca-1286-4067-a884-f0d88c37289a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).