STATE BILLTN HB 2029PASSED

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 63, relative to dietetics and nutrition.

State of Tennessee

As enacted, enacts the "Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 26, 2026; 170 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

TN HB 2029 · PassedMay 26

Follow the legislation that affects what you sell.

Get started free

Free account · 30-second setup · No credit card

Prefer ChatGPT or Claude? Ask Civic IQ about this bill →

What it means for vendors

Civic IQ reads each bill for what it would fund, require or change for the agencies that buy.

What this bill would fund or requireThe spending and mandates in the bill, in plain languageTop matches free Why it matters for what you sellMatched to your products, with how to open the conversationTop matches free 1 signal from this bill in Civic IQSee them free →

Bill details

Last action: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 01/01/2028 · May 26, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

May 26, 2026Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 01/01/2028

May 26, 2026Pub. Ch. 1002

May 19, 2026Signed by Governor.

May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor for his action.House

May 5, 2026Signed by Senate SpeakerSenate

Apr 30, 2026Signed by H. SpeakerHouse

Apr 27, 2026Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.House

Apr 21, 2026Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0Senate

Show 33 earlier actions

Apr 21, 2026Amendment withdrawn (Amendment 2 - SA0731)Senate

Apr 21, 2026Amendment withdrawn (Amendment 1 - SA0730)Senate

Apr 20, 2026Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026Senate

Apr 20, 2026Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2026Senate

Apr 17, 2026Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026Senate

Apr 16, 2026Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026Senate

Apr 16, 2026Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.Senate

Apr 14, 2026Received from House, Passed on First ConsiderationSenate

Apr 13, 2026Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.House

Apr 13, 2026Sponsor(s) Added.House

Apr 13, 2026Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 0House

Apr 13, 2026H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1068)House

Apr 13, 2026Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0726)House

Apr 9, 2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026House

Apr 8, 2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026House

Apr 7, 2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse

Apr 1, 2026Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026House

Apr 1, 2026Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Mar 25, 2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026House

Mar 23, 2026Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeHouse

Mar 23, 2026Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Mar 18, 2026Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/23/2026House

Mar 17, 2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations CommitteeHouse

Mar 11, 2026Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026House

Mar 10, 2026No Action TakenHouse

Mar 4, 2026Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026House

Mar 4, 2026Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health CommitteeHouse

Feb 25, 2026Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026House

Feb 4, 2026Assigned to s/c Health SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 4, 2026P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for ReviewHouse

Feb 2, 2026Intro., P1C.House

Jan 22, 2026Filed for introductionHouse

Recorded votes

HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health CommitteeMar 4, 2026 · House · 8 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations CommitteeMar 17, 2026 · House · 20 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMar 23, 2026 · House · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeApr 1, 2026 · House · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeApr 7, 2026 · House · 29 yea · 0 nayPassed

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONApr 13, 2026 · House · 94 yea · 1 nayPassed

FLOOR VOTE: Third ConsiderationApr 21, 2026 · Senate · 32 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Dieticians and Nutritionists

Read the bill at the source

This page follows the bill as the legislature records it. For the bill's full text and the official record, use the legislature's own site.

View on the legislature's site View on LegiScan

Bill data from LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Work in government? Get Civic IQ free →

State of Tennessee profile →

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 63, relative to dietetics and nutrition.

What it means for vendors

Bill details

Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded votes

Subjects

Read the bill at the source

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 63, relative to dietetics and nutrition.

What it means for vendors

Bill details

Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded votes

Subjects

Read the bill at the source

Start finding government buyers today.It's free.

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.