# Tennessee HB 0037: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the use of drugs for the treatment of pain.

Tennessee HB 0037, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the use of drugs for the treatment of pain., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0037
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the use of drugs for the treatment of pain.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-16
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Opioids
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (133 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Non-opioid coverage protections for Tennessee state employees: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Tennessee state employee plans cannot give qualifying non-opioid pain drugs worse coverage than opioid or narcotic drugs on their preferred drug lists. Non-opioid drugs qualify after FDA approval for pain treatment or management has lasted at least nine months. The rule a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/7/2025 | pass | 30 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 | pass | 75 | 19 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
- 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 278
- 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor.
- 2025-04-16: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-08: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2025-04-07: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0297) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2025-03-24: Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 19, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-03-24: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0087) (House)
- 2025-03-20: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-01-28: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-16: Ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-01-15: P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees (House)
- 2025-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2024-12-16: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA0087 (Substitute), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0087.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0278.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0037.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0037.pdf)
- SA0297: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0297.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0087 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0087.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0278.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0037.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0037.pdf)
- [SA0297 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0297.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0037-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).