# Tennessee HB 1550: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5, relative to epinephrine. Tennessee HB 1550, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5, relative to epinephrine., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1550-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1550 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5, relative to epinephrine. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (187 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Schools can stock and use epinephrine: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, each public and nonpublic school may keep epinephrine on site. Schools are encouraged to store it in at least two unlocked, secure spots, like the office and cafeteria. A doctor can prescribe epinephrine in the name of the school or district. A school nurse or trained staff… - Law now covers epinephrine, not just injectors: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, state law replaces the words “epinephrine auto-injector” with “epinephrine.” This focuses on the medicine, not a single device type, and can allow different approved ways to give it under that statute. - Liability shield for school staff: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, a school nurse or trained employee is not liable for student injury from giving the school’s epinephrine, unless they acted with intentional disregard for safety. This protects staff who follow the school’s standing protocol during emergencies. - Legal protection for doctors prescribing to schools: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, a doctor who prescribes epinephrine to a school or district is not liable for student injuries from that medicine, unless the doctor issued the prescription or protocol with intentional disregard for safety. This lowers legal risk and can support school access to epinephrine. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2026-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-15: Pub. Ch. 947 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-27: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-21: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0498) (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-13: Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-13: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0820) (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-17: Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to Next Available Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 (House) - 2026-02-10: Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 2/17/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/10/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-01-15: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-13: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0820, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0820.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0947.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1550.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1550.pdf) - SA0498: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0498.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) - HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed) - 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) ## Sources - [HA0820 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0820.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0947.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1550.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1550.pdf) - [SA0498 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0498.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026) - [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) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1550-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).