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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1909: Medical Occupations - As enacted, changes references to marital and family therapists to marriage and family therapists throughout the code, and makes other changes relative to marriage and family therapists. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 33; Title 36; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1909 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Medical Occupations - As enacted, changes references to marital and family therapists to marriage and family therapists throughout the code, and makes other changes relative to marriage and family therapists. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 33; Title 36; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68. Primary sponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 737.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gary HicksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 737
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026
  8. Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026
  9. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026
  10. No Action Taken
  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
  12. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source