Professions and Occupations - As enacted, creates the professional music therapist advisory committee of the board of examiners in psychology to regulate the practice of music therapy. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 11.
This bill establishes a new Professional Music Therapy Advisory Committee within the Board of Medical Examiners to regulate the practice of music therapy in Tennessee. The committee will issue licenses to qualified individuals, set rules for the profession, and take disciplinary action against unqualified or unethical practitioners. Members of the committee are appointed by the governor and must be licensed music therapists actively practicing or teaching in the state. The legislation also defines music therapy as the clinical use of music interventions to achieve individualized therapeutic goals, explicitly excluding the diagnosis or assessment of disorders.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Signed May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2024
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 24, 2024
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 28, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA1078)
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Apr 23, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0116)
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Apr 23, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0264)
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Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1078)
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0366)
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Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 1
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
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Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
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Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
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Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Raumesh Akbari
DDemocratic
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