Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly

Tennessee HB1709: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 20; Title 23; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 49; Title 52; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 59; Title 60; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70; Title 71 and Chapter 463 of the Public Acts of 2025, relative to the regulation of professions.

Status: Chaptered, May 18, 2026

Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary This bill requires verification that a person is a United States citizen or qualified alien before the applicant can be issued various licenses, permits, certifications, authorizations, or registrations. As used in such provision, a "qualified alien" means a qualified alien as defined by federal law or an alien or nonimmigrant eligible to receive state or local public benefits under federal law. The requirements of this bill apply to all of the following:  Licenses to become a court reporter.  Licenses to practice law, if requirements are approved by the supreme court.  Professional licenses issued by the department of children's services.  Aeronautics instructor licenses.  Professional licenses issued by the department of agriculture.  Licenses to do business as a livestock dealer.  Certificates from the beekeeper certification program.  Licenses to engage in the business of custom hatching, producing baby chicks for sale, or selling or offering baby chicks for sale.  Licenses to operate as a dealer to buy or sell dogs or cats, including licenses to sell dogs or cats to research facilities, licenses to sell dogs or cats for resale, licenses to buy dogs or cats for resale, and licenses to transport dogs or cats in commerce.  Licenses issued by the department of financial institutions.  Registration as a provider of debt-management services.  Licenses to be a certified public weigher.  Licenses to be a public weighmaster.  Professional licenses issued by the department of education, including licenses to teach and emergency teaching credentials.  Licenses issued by the department of disability and aging, including those to operate a service or facility that provides intellectual disability, developmental