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TN SB1497

TN SB1497
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 17, relative to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact.


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Introduced
01/07/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
02/19/2026
Passed
04/01/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/06/2026

Introduced Session

114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As enacted, extends the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact to June 30, 2034. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 17.

AI Summary

This bill extends the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, which allows licensed audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice in multiple states under a unified system, until June 30, 2034, by amending Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 17, and it also removes a specific subdivision from existing law related to the termination of governmental entities and adds a new section that establishes June 30, 2034, as the termination date for the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact and any other state government entities created in 2032, while also allowing for their continuation or reestablishment.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Effective date(s) 04/01/2026 (on 04/06/2026)

Bill Topics

Government Operations
  • ‐ Government Efficiency and Bureaucratic Oversight
Health
  • ‐ Regulation of Health-Related Occupations and Services

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