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type: "Bill"
title: "Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, authorizes a dentist licensed in this state to administer a vaccination against COVID-19 if the dentist has received appropriate training as recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention. - Amends TCA Title 63."
description: "Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, authorizes a dentist licensed in this state to administer a vaccination against COVID-19 if the dentist has received appropriate training as recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention. - Amends TCA Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 565"
citation: "Tennessee HB 565 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dentists and Dentistry"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dixie", "Gilmore"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9f6d0da-90ec-40e5-8a4b-cc13b7b112f2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0565&GA=112"
source_hash: "47bb8334a4f77398adac31c2399c9c2569e5b5ec5db594ed977104e8bcc4116d"
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 565 (112) — Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, authorizes a dentist licensed in this state to administer a vaccination against COVID-19 if the dentist has received appropriate training as recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention. - Amends TCA Title 63.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0392** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0392.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0200** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0200.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0565.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/21/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2021 Passed (2) — **290** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/6/2021 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **7912** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/31/2021 Passed (3) — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dixie — primary (person)
- Gilmore — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0200)
- **2021-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Reset on Final cal. of Health Committee
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 12, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0392) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-03** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0392) `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 465
- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 05/18/2021
- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 465
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9f6d0da-90ec-40e5-8a4b-cc13b7b112f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).