Soil Scientists

Notice of Effective Date of Change in Law Repeal of Soil Scientist Licensure Act 

Pursuant to recent legislation, the Soil Scientist Licensure Act of 2009, codified in Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 62-18-201 to 219, will be repealed.  This change in law will become effective on July 1, 2025. Beginning on July 1, 2025, there will no longer be a Soil Scientists Licensure Program within the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. For more information concerning the subject legislation that was passed and signed into law, you can review Public Chapter No. 524 here. The Soil Scientist program is repealed in Section 52.

Because there will no longer be a Soil Scientist Licensure Program, you are instructed not to renew your current license with the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the change in law, please contact Kyle L. Johnson, Associate General Counsel, at (615) 532-8291 or electronically at Kyle.Johnson@tn.gov