republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-339.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes persons who possess certain qualifications to obtain a provisional license as a speech language pathologist. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes persons who possess certain qualifications to obtain a provisional license as a speech language pathologist. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 339"
citation: "Tennessee HB 339 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe", "Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8a9bd14-fa35-4894-9662-b52583e85f83"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0339&GA=111"
source_hash: "3a47c8027b624b3b91897a7103ab4f8da1a884675fc93f2a764f5d4720f0e058"
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 339 (111) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes persons who possess certain qualifications to obtain a provisional license as a speech language pathologist. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0303** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0303.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0305** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0305.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0339.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/18/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FACILITIES, LICENSURE, & REGULATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/2/2019 (7) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/16/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/9/2019 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/10/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2019-03-26** Assigned to s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
- **2019-04-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/19
- **2019-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0305)
- **2019-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0303) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 318
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/08/2019
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 318

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8a9bd14-fa35-4894-9662-b52583e85f83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).