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SB0801 • 2026

Dentists and Dentistry

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to dentistry.

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Sponsor
Massey, Hill
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on how late reports will be handled or if other recipients are affected.

Dental Reporting Requirements

This bill changes Tennessee's dental laws to require the state board of dentistry to submit their annual report by January 1st each year and adds the legislative librarian as a recipient.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes when the board of dentistry must submit their yearly report.
  • Adds the legislative librarian as a recipient of the board's annual report.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state board of dentistry in Tennessee
  • The legislative librarian

Terms To Know

board of dentistry
A group that oversees dental practices and rules in a state.
legislative librarian
An official who works for the legislature to help find information.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how late reports will be handled.
  • It is unclear if this change affects other recipients of the report besides the legislative librarian.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1282
By Hill

SENATE BILL 801
By Massey

SB0801
002826
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63,
relative to dentistry.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-5-106, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting:
On or before January 1 of each year, the board shall submit a report to the
governor and the legislative librarian on the board's proceedings and activities from the
previous calendar year.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.