Committee backs licensing-reform bill to consolidate boards, speed licensing

Senate Bill 2,224, presented as an administration bill by Leader Johnson, would modernize Tennessee's professional licensing framework by consolidating overlapping boards and streamlining procedures. Leader Johnson told the Government Operations subcommittee the bill "would modernize the licensing framework by addressing inefficiencies that affect multiple regulated professions," citing proposals to merge the board of land surveyors with the board of architects and engineers and to authorize associate engineer board members to review applications.