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type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes the board of examiners in psychology to designate as a health service provider in this state, a person who has held a valid license or certificate to practice psychology in another state under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 11."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes the board of examiners in psychology to designate as a health service provider in this state, a person who has held a valid license or certificate to practice psychology in another state under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 11."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 953"
citation: "Tennessee SB 953 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ae70330-f7c2-4ed8-8530-18a672884ec2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0953&GA=113"
source_hash: "f93e6e2e3ed84a692ddf697c877da0ea6d8d314bafdee4d088c3d522c1237bcb"
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 953 (113) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes the board of examiners in psychology to designate as a health service provider in this state, a person who has held a valid license or certificate to practice psychology in another state under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 11.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0071** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0071.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0025.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0953.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **870** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/15/2023 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Walley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0025)
- **2023-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0071) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/17/2023, 01/01/2024
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 173
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ae70330-f7c2-4ed8-8530-18a672884ec2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).