---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, changes references to marital and family therapists to marriage and family therapists throughout the code, and makes other changes relative to marriage and family therapists. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 33; Title 36; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, changes references to marital and family therapists to marriage and family therapists throughout the code, and makes other changes relative to marriage and family therapists. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 33; Title 36; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2585"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2585 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/968728ab-be6c-4860-ae8a-f98a677b5878"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2585&ga=114"
source_hash: "c4a756baa5b1e8e0f9178a58548f3503ac55894d22440a90bf9bf27e53f838e5"
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 2585 (114) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, changes references to marital and family therapists to marriage and family therapists throughout the code, and makes other changes relative to marriage and family therapists. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 33; Title 36; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0812** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0812.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0582** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0582.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2585.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/3/2026 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026
- **2026-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0582)
- **2026-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0812) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0812) `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 737

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/968728ab-be6c-4860-ae8a-f98a677b5878`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).