Tennessee · House Bill 729 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 17, Part 1, relative to the practice of speech language pathology.

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Audiologists and Speech Pathologists - As enacted, clarifies the emergency medical backup requirement for speech language pathologists using endoscopes so that the procedure may be performed when a physician is on the premises or is remotely available regardless of whether the procedure is performed in a community or institutional setting. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 17, Part 1.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · House Health Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/28/2023 · House Health Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
  7. CommitteePlaced on cal. Health Committee for 3/8/2023 · House Health Committee
  8. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  9. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  10. HouseH. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/20/2023
  11. HouseComp. SB subst.
  12. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 125

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.