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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 212

SENATE BILL NO. 497

                By Walley
Substituted for: House Bill No. 373

 By Shaw, Parkinson, Hardaway

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62 and Title 68, relative to tattoo artist licensing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-38-204, is amended by deleting
subsection (g) and substituting:

                    (g) To receive a tattoo artist license, a tattoo artist must be trained in the profession of
          tattooing, including sterilization methods, in a certified shop for at least one (1) year under a
          currently licensed tattoo artist who has been certified and operating in compliance with
          applicable laws in this state for no fewer than three (3) years, or who has been licensed in this
          state for fewer than three (3) years, but licensed in another state for ten (10) years or more.
          The tattoo artist must provide the tattoo artist's signature on this state's tattoo apprenticeship
          completion application signifying that the apprentice tattoo artist has met the requirement of
          this section. Out-of-state tattoo artists must show proof of at least two (2) years' experience as
          a professional tattoo artist in another state, in lieu of satisfying subsection (f), to receive a tattoo
          artist license in this state. Business licenses, tax records, and other similar records may be
          used to show proof of prior work. Tattoo artists in business in this state on October 1, 1996,
          are exempt from this subsection (g).

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 497

PASSED:  April 3, 2025

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                        CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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         BILL LEE, GOVERNOR