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type: "Bill"
title: "Tattoos and Piercings - As enacted, permits tattoo artists who have been licensed in this state for fewer than three years but licensed in another state for 10 years or more to receive a tattoo artist licensure in this state; requires the tattoo artist to provide the tattoo artist's signature on this state's tattoo apprenticeship completion application signifying that the apprentice tattoo artist has met the requirement of law. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 68."
description: "Tattoos and Piercings - As enacted, permits tattoo artists who have been licensed in this state for fewer than three years but licensed in another state for 10 years or more to receive a tattoo artist licensure in this state; requires the tattoo artist to provide the tattoo artist's signature on this state's tattoo apprenticeship completion application signifying that the apprentice tattoo artist has met the requirement of law. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 497"
citation: "Tennessee SB 497 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tattoos and Piercings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/584467bf-1a3c-4b71-8c38-8102f102cbc6"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0497&ga=114"
source_hash: "07ae7aef791f954c0a946302869d78aeac0a8b04e7a0de55b0f9df42f67bd285"
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 SB 497 (114) — Tattoos and Piercings - As enacted, permits tattoo artists who have been licensed in this state for fewer than three years but licensed in another state for 10 years or more to receive a tattoo artist licensure in this state; requires the tattoo artist to provide the tattoo artist's signature on this state's tattoo apprenticeship completion application signifying that the apprentice tattoo artist has met the requirement of law. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 68.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0127** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0127.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0069** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0069.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0497.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2025 Passed — **70** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/3/2025 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/10/2025 Passed (2) — **270** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 Passed — **901** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Walley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0069)
- **2025-03-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-03-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2025-03-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0127) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-27** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0127) `passage`
- **2025-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 212
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/584467bf-1a3c-4b71-8c38-8102f102cbc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).