Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that a substance that is approved by the U.S. food and drug administration and designated or scheduled under federal law by a final order published in the Federal Register, i
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Became law
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medications approved by the federal food and drug administration.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that a substance that is approved by the U.S. food and drug administration and designated or scheduled under federal law by a final order published in the Federal Register, is generally considered to be in the same schedule as such substance is designated or scheduled under the federal schedule of controlled substances after the expiration of 30 days from the date of publication of the final order; authorizes a licensed healthcare prescriber who is a
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026 · Apr 13, 2026
Senate
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2026 · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Companion House Bill substituted · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 17, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 22, 2026
Senate
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1008 · May 26, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 4, 2026
House
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. · Feb 5, 2026
House
Ref. to Health Committee - Judiciary Committee · Feb 27, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · Feb 27, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee · Mar 11, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/31/2026 · Mar 24, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 31, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 7, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 · Apr 8, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 · Apr 9, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0935) · Apr 16, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1053) · Apr 16, 2026
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 · Apr 16, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 16, 2026
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Apr 16, 2026
House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026 · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 · Apr 17, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 · Apr 17, 2026
Senate
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2026 · Apr 20, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026 · Apr 20, 2026
Senate
Amendment withdrawn (Amendment 1 - SA0969) · Apr 21, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Apr 21, 2026
Senate
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Apr 27, 2026
House
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 30, 2026
House
Signed by Senate Speaker · May 5, 2026
Senate
Transmitted to Governor for his action. · May 7, 2026
House
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-04-21 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-16 · Passed · Ayes 91, Noes 0
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-04-07 · Passed · Ayes 20, Noes 0
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-31 · Passed · Ayes 20, Noes 0
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-11 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (May 7, 2026).