# Tennessee HB 1816: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 38 and Title 41, relative to mental health.

Tennessee HB 1816, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 38 and Title 41, relative to mental health., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1816
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 38 and Title 41, relative to mental health.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Drugs, Prescription
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (182 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More crisis care for uninsured with co-occurring disorders: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the council provides $25 million in FY 2026–2027 to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The funds expand crisis, residential, and inpatient care for uninsured people who have both mental health and substance use disorders. For money paid into the op…
- More mobile crisis help for TennCare: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the council allocates $12.3 million to the Bureau of TennCare. It pays $4.1 million each year in FY 2026–2027, 2027–2028, and 2028–2029. The money boosts per‑member‑per‑month adult mobile crisis payments to nonprofit behavioral health providers that serve TennCare enrollees…
- Protect state and local opioid funds: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, these opioid abatement allocations must add to, not replace, current state mental health and substance use funding. The law also bars these allocations from cutting or changing county or city opioid settlement distributions. Counties and cities keep their settlement shares w…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 88 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 960
- 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)
- 2026-04-29: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0830) (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA1079) (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1078) (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1150) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0996) (House)
- 2026-04-14: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-23: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Sponsor change. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA0996 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0996.pdf)
- HA1150, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1150.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0960.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1816.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1816.pdf)
- SA0830: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0830.pdf)
- SA1078: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1078.pdf)
- SA1079: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1079.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0996 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0996.pdf)
- [HA1150 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1150.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0960.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1816.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1816.pdf)
- [SA0830 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0830.pdf)
- [SA1078 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1078.pdf)
- [SA1079 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1079.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1816-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).