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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: "SB 1072"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1072 (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/2ac0bef2-2037-4952-9c44-6cdff5b03653"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1072&GA=112"
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source_hash: "212ca0ef54c1613822c0f10f1f4cba1100381ddd5d251aa3f8b442217c9459d7"
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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 SB 1072 (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/SB1072.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (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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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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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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- 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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- 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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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (2) — **96–0** (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** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
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- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
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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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- **2021-03-02** 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** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/10/2021
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- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 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** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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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** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021
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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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- **2021-03-22** Comp. SB subst.
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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** Effective date(s) 04/13/2021; 07/01/2021
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- **2021-04-21** Pub. Ch. 143
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- **2021-04-21** Comp. became 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/2ac0bef2-2037-4952-9c44-6cdff5b03653`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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