# Tennessee HB 1984: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53, Chapter 11, relative to the use of buprenorphine products. Tennessee HB 1984, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53, Chapter 11, relative to the use of buprenorphine products., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 04/16/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1984-2025-2026 - 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 1984 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53, Chapter 11, relative to the use of buprenorphine products. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Controlled Substances - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (136 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - On-site buprenorphine access with prescription limits: mixed, low. Tennessee law allows healthcare providers to directly give buprenorphine without naloxone on site to treat substance use disorder. Providers must act within their scope of practice. Treatment requires an order from a physician licensed under Title 63, Chapter 6 or 9, or a provider named in § 53-11-… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 82 | 1 | | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 28 | 3 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-24: Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 - 2026-04-24: Pub. Ch. 753 - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-03-30: Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 3 (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-30: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-30: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 (House) - 2026-03-26: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: No Action Taken (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Action def. in Health Committee to 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2026-02-11: Sponsor change. (House) - 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0753.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1848.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1984.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) - HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed) - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. 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(failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0753.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1848.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1984.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [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-HB1984-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).