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Tennessee General Assembly · HB 2136 · Transmitted to Governor for his action.

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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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

TerryDavisRussellHowell

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).