All Roll Calls
Yes: 136 • No: 0
TennesseeHB 1741114th General Assembly (2025-2026)House
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: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
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
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Michele Carringer
Republican • House
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican • House
Sabi 'Doc' Kumar
Republican • House
Bryan Terry
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
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
Bill Text
HA0556 (Substitute)
2/23/2026
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
Introduced
SA0506
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