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type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, changes references to summary suspension of a license to include other licensure restriction or action within the context of a contested case hearing; expands references for disciplinary proceedings against health-related licensees to include all boards, councils, committees, agencies, or regulatory programs. - Amends TCA Section 4-5-320; Section 63-1-120 and Section 63-1-139."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, changes references to summary suspension of a license to include other licensure restriction or action within the context of a contested case hearing; expands references for disciplinary proceedings against health-related licensees to include all boards, councils, committees, agencies, or regulatory programs. - Amends TCA Section 4-5-320; Section 63-1-120 and Section 63-1-139."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2238"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2238 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efc283e7-b4a8-4e56-bed8-873e3c8d19e3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2238&GA=111"
source_hash: "cfb9e0c34f6b8da93495c5cfef2a6ee92476f32ee87e0306be7a9b016ba856bc"
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 HB 2238 (111) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, changes references to summary suspension of a license to include other licensure restriction or action within the context of a contested case hearing; expands references for disciplinary proceedings against health-related licensees to include all boards, councils, committees, agencies, or regulatory programs. - Amends TCA Section 4-5-320; Section 63-1-120 and Section 63-1-139.
## 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/HB2238.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2020 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2020 Passed (1) — **960** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2020 3/5/2020 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2020 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2020 Passed (2) — **960** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/25/2020 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2020 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-05** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-05** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 594
- **2020-03-26** Pub. Ch. 594
- **2020-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/20/2020
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efc283e7-b4a8-4e56-bed8-873e3c8d19e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).