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TennesseeHB 1741114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 41; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the use of drugs for the treatment of pain.

Sponsored By: Elaine Davis (Republican)

Became Law

Correction, Dept. of

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Prisons must treat non-opioid pain meds fairly

Beginning January 1, 2027, the Department of Correction must not treat FDA‑approved non‑opioid pain drugs worse than opioids on its prison drug list. This rule applies even if the department has not yet reviewed the drug for the list. It also applies to medicines provided by the department’s healthcare contractors. The department can still prefer one opioid over another, or one non‑opioid over another. The law also lets the department create and change the prison drug formulary.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Elaine Davis

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Michele Carringer

    Republican • House

  • Esther Helton-Haynes

    Republican • House

  • Sabi 'Doc' Kumar

    Republican • House

  • Bryan Terry

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 136 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/19/2026

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/19/2026

Yes: 31 • No: 0

House vote • 2/23/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026

Yes: 88 • No: 0

House vote • 2/23/2026

HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 2/17/2026

HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 2/11/2026

INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 749

    4/23/2026

  2. Effective date(s) 01/01/2027

    4/23/2026

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/13/2026

  4. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    4/1/2026House

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    3/24/2026House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    3/24/2026Senate

  7. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    3/20/2026House

  8. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    3/19/2026Senate

  9. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0506)

    3/19/2026Senate

  10. Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    3/19/2026Senate

  11. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    2/26/2026Senate

  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    2/24/2026House

  13. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0556)

    2/23/2026House

  14. Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 4

    2/23/2026House

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

    2/23/2026House

  16. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026

    2/19/2026House

  17. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026

    2/18/2026House

  18. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    2/17/2026House

  19. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

    2/11/2026House

  20. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 2/17/2026

    2/11/2026House

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

    2/5/2026House

  22. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

    2/4/2026House

  23. P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

    1/22/2026House

  24. Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

    1/22/2026House

  25. Intro., P1C.

    1/21/2026House

Bill Text

  • HA0556 (Substitute)

    2/23/2026

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

    PDF

  • Fiscal Note

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • SA0506

    PDF

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