# Tennessee HB 1157: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53 and Title 68, relative to relative to drug labels.

Tennessee HB 1157, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53 and Title 68, relative to relative to drug labels., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-04 (Effective date(s) 03/28/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1157
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53 and Title 68, relative to relative to drug labels.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Effective date(s) 03/28/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Drugs, Prescription
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (120 yes, 31 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Penalties for breaking health messaging rules: cost, medium. Employees or agents of state or local health agencies who break this law face discipline, including possible job loss. An entity that gets state grants, state-run federal funds, or other state inducements can be fined the greater of three times the misused state resources or $50,000. The attorney g…
- Oversight and cleanup for state health messages: mixed, low. The commissioner and governor’s office must set an internal review to check messages against FDA labels by July 1, 2025. They must file a yearly compliance report starting January 15, 2026. The attorney general must set up a way to receive and investigate violation reports by July 1, 2025, and any…
- State health messages must match FDA labels: mixed, low. State health agencies and the governor’s office cannot share or fund messages about vaccines, masks, or emergency-use products that conflict with FDA labeling. They also cannot imply products are safe or effective to use together unless adequately powered, well-controlled trials support it. When a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/17/2025 | pass | 26 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025 | pass | 77 | 17 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0069, 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0069.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0108.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1031.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1157.pdf)
- SA0078: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0078.pdf)
- SA0079: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0079.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed)
- HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed)
- HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed)
- SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed)
- SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed)
- SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed)

## Sources
- [HA0069 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0069.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0108.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1031.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1157.pdf)
- [SA0078 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0078.pdf)
- [SA0079 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0079.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026)
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1157-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).