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type: "Bill"
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."
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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2498"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2498 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0f53597-048e-4be9-9253-f63cd94f050a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2498&GA=113"
source_hash: "e7113674f2cf4d93e8136d9b33b63082da891dc83e13927b2650b6a4cc6bc9a7"
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 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.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0576** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0576.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0628** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0628.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2498.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2024 Passed (1) — **250** (pass) · upper
- 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) — **80** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Powers — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024
- **2024-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0628)
- **2024-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0576) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/11/2024, 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 706
## Source
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).