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                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 817

                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 550

                                                              By Briggs

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 2404

                                                          By Scarbrough

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7, relative to the
          medical cannabis commission.

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

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-7-103(a), is amended by deleting the
language "nine (9) members" and substituting "ten (10) members".

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-7-103(a)(3), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting:

                    (3) The governor shall appoint four (4) members:

                              (A) One (1) member who:

                                        (i) Is a patient who has been diagnosed with a qualifying medical
                              disease or condition and who can establish the diagnosis for purposes of
                              appointment to and service on the commission with a valid letter of attestation;
                              or

                                        (ii) Is the caregiver of a patient described in subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i) or
                              who was a caregiver for a patient as described in subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i) and
                              the patient is now deceased;

                              (8) One (1) member who is a subject matter expert with knowledge of how
                    cannabis is cultivated, processed, shipped, distributed, or prescribed for medical use;

                              (C) One (1) member who meets the qualifications for appointment under
                    subdivision (a)(3)(A) or (B); and

                              (D) One (1) member who is a specialist in the area of substance abuse
                    prevention, who serves as a nonvoting member.

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to
appointments made on or after that date.
         SENATE BILL NO. 550

PASSED:  April 15, 2026

                                                RANDY McNAL

                                     sl>EAKER OF THE SENA

                         CAMERON"!'EXTON,SPEAKER

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVED this ;171:t- day of Ap(i I        2026

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                       BILL LEE, GOVERNOR