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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes graduates of unaccredited engineering technology curriculums to apply for and become registered as engineers, provided that such persons have prior engineering experience and meet certain examination requirements; repeals the bill on June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 62, Chapter 2, Part 4."
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description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes graduates of unaccredited engineering technology curriculums to apply for and become registered as engineers, provided that such persons have prior engineering experience and meet certain examination requirements; repeals the bill on June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 62, Chapter 2, Part 4."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "113"
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identifier: "SB 2498"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 2498 (113)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-30"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0f53597-048e-4be9-9253-f63cd94f050a"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2498&GA=113"
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source_hash: "e7113674f2cf4d93e8136d9b33b63082da891dc83e13927b2650b6a4cc6bc9a7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 2498 (113) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes graduates of unaccredited engineering technology curriculums to apply for and become registered as engineers, provided that such persons have prior engineering experience and meet certain examination requirements; repeals the bill on June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 62, Chapter 2, Part 4.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0576** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0576.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0628** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0628.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2498.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2024 Passed (1) — **25–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/5/2024 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Powers — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
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- **2024-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024
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- **2024-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2024-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0628)
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- **2024-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0576) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2024-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2024-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/11/2024, 07/01/2024
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- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 706
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0f53597-048e-4be9-9253-f63cd94f050a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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