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Bill Therapists, Physical and Occupational - As enacted, makes certain changes to the practice of occupational therapy, including authorizing the practice of dry needling of the upper limb, authorizing the making of certain treatment diagnoses, and authorizing practice via telehealth; authorizes the practice of physical therapy via telehealth. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13. Therapists, Physical and Occupational - As enacted, makes certain changes to the practice of occupational therapy, including authorizing the practice of dry needling of the upper limb, authorizing the making of certain treatment diagnoses, and authorizing practice via telehealth; authorizes the practice of physical therapy via telehealth. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 112 HB 1275 Tennessee HB 1275 (112)
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Tennessee HB 1275 (112) — Therapists, Physical and Occupational - As enacted, makes certain changes to the practice of occupational therapy, including authorizing the practice of dry needling of the upper limb, authorizing the making of certain treatment diagnoses, and authorizing practice via telehealth; authorizes the practice of physical therapy via telehealth. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13.

Version chain

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

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (3) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (2) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — 300 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/10/2021 Passed (2) — 90 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/2/2021 (5) — 00 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Leatherwood — primary (person)
  • Watson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-10 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-02-11 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-02-11 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2021-02-22 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2021-02-22 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  • 2021-02-24 Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
  • 2021-02-24 Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2021-02-24 P2C, ref. to Health Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-02-24 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-02-24 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
  • 2021-03-02 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-02 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-03 Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2021
  • 2021-03-03 Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/10/2021
  • 2021-03-08 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
  • 2021-03-10 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-10 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2021-03-11 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/15/2021
  • 2021-03-15 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-15 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  • 2021-03-15 Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 passage
  • 2021-03-17 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
  • 2021-03-18 H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021
  • 2021-03-18 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2021-03-22 Comp. SB subst.
  • 2021-03-22 Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 passage
  • 2021-03-22 Subst. for comp. HB.
  • 2021-03-23 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2021-03-23 Enrolled and ready for signatures
  • 2021-04-05 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2021-04-06 Transmitted to Governor for action.
  • 2021-04-13 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2021-04-21 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 143
  • 2021-04-21 Effective date(s) 04/13/2021; 07/01/2021
  • 2021-04-21 Pub. Ch. 143

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e673f6bb-0e72-4fc1-bf07-3769598c344f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).