Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 0789 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 63, relative to mental health.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 204

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 07, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to marriage and family therapist licensure. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 63.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  6. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  7. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025

  8. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  9. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  10. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025

  11. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0032)

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  15. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  16. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  17. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0155)

  18. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0156)

  19. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  20. H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/3/2025

  21. H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 85, Nays 0 PNV 3 HB0959

  22. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  23. Signed by H. Speaker

  24. Signed by Senate Speaker

  25. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  26. Signed by Governor.

  27. Pub. Ch. 204

  28. Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026

  29. Filed for introduction

  30. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  31. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  32. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  33. Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/19/2025

  34. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  35. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  36. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  37. Companion House Bill substituted

  38. Sponsor(s) Added.

  39. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 204

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 131 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

healthcare labor
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0789 do?
Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to marriage and family therapist licensure. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 63.
Who sponsors SB 0789?
SB 0789 is sponsored by Walley, Page (Republican) and Akbari, Raumesh (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 0789?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 0789?
Track SB 0789 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 0789

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 0789

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →