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type: "Bill"
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title: "Therapists, Physical and Occupational - As enacted, makes certain changes to the practice of occupational therapy, including authorizing the practice of dry needling of the upper limb, authorizing the making of certain treatment diagnoses, and authorizing practice via telehealth; authorizes the practice of physical therapy via telehealth. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13."
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description: "Therapists, Physical and Occupational - As enacted, makes certain changes to the practice of occupational therapy, including authorizing the practice of dry needling of the upper limb, authorizing the making of certain treatment diagnoses, and authorizing practice via telehealth; authorizes the practice of physical therapy via telehealth. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "HB 1275"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 1275 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Physical and Occupational", "Therapists"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Leatherwood", "Watson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-02-10"
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last_action: "2021-04-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e673f6bb-0e72-4fc1-bf07-3769598c344f"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1275&GA=112"
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source_hash: "1114189ebe6dcf331d05c581187f1e1650dc4bdf9058f51183ab1a81119f1edb"
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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 HB 1275 (112) — Therapists, Physical and Occupational - As enacted, makes certain changes to the practice of occupational therapy, including authorizing the practice of dry needling of the upper limb, authorizing the making of certain treatment diagnoses, and authorizing practice via telehealth; authorizes the practice of physical therapy via telehealth. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13.
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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. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1275.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/10/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/2/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Leatherwood — primary (person)
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- Watson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
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- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
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- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
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- **2021-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2021
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- **2021-03-03** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/10/2021
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- **2021-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
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- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-10** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/15/2021
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- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
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- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021
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- **2021-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2021-03-22** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2021-03-22** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2021-03-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2021-03-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2021-03-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2021-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 143
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- **2021-04-21** Effective date(s) 04/13/2021; 07/01/2021
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- **2021-04-21** Pub. Ch. 143
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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/e673f6bb-0e72-4fc1-bf07-3769598c344f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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