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type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, deletes redundant surety bond requirement for persons who practice animal massage therapy. - Amends TCA Section 63-12-203."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, deletes redundant surety bond requirement for persons who practice animal massage therapy. - Amends TCA Section 63-12-203."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 646"
citation: "Tennessee SB 646 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62f21af6-9e71-4cfe-8b87-0d270f6a8b46"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0646&GA=111"
source_hash: "6d3abffaa68d2f56069979b3694b7fe64429e1050ade125b8b345041aac4f72e"
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 646 (111) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, deletes redundant surety bond requirement for persons who practice animal massage therapy. - Amends TCA Section 63-12-203.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0646.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/5/2019 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/11/2019 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2019 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (2) — **920** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/18/2019 3/14/2019 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Howell — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-26** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-08** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/11/2019
- **2019-03-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-14** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-09** Pub. Ch. 69
- **2019-04-09** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-04-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 69
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62f21af6-9e71-4cfe-8b87-0d270f6a8b46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).