# Tennessee HB 2101: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4, relative to drugs.

Tennessee HB 2101, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4, relative to drugs., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2101
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4, relative to drugs.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Drugs, Over the Counter
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (170 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 7

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fewer pharmacist checks on medicine purchases: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, pharmacists and pharmacy interns no longer must counsel buyers about why they need these products. The law also removes this provision's authority to refuse sales based on doubts about a legitimate medical purpose. Other sales restrictions remain in place.
- Existing rules reach pharmacist-written medicine orders: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, existing state requirements for these products also cover prescription orders written by pharmacists. This applies to pharmacist-generated orders authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated § 63-10-206. The extension concerns the requirements in § 39-17-431(c), not every rule gov…
- Stricter rules for remote medicine buyers: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, online and remote buyers of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine products must provide government-issued identification. Sellers must verify the buyer's name, ID number, and residential address through the electronic tracking system. Before completing a sale, sellers must check dail…
- Medicine manufacturers pay new tracking fees: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, manufacturers of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine products sold in or into Tennessee must pay monthly tracking fees. The tracking system administrator sets fee amounts each year; the law sets no specific amount. Annual increases of 10% or more require proof that they directly…
- Meth registry listings block medicine purchases: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation must electronically report methamphetamine registry additions at least every seven days. Reports include each person's full name, birth date, and driver's license or other ID number. The tracking system must issue alerts blocking covered…
- Free pharmacy tracking with data safeguards: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law updates pharmacy sales tracking requirements dating to January 1, 2012. Pharmacies must record covered over-the-counter ephedrine and pseudoephedrine sales before completing them and correct known entry errors. System alerts block sales, subject to the law's stop-sal…
- Pharmacies gain limited protection from lawsuits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, pharmacies following the electronic tracking rules gain protection from civil claims over those duties. This limits some claims by customers and third parties. Protection does not cover negligence, wantonness, recklessness, or deliberate misconduct. Third-party protection do…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/9/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0870 (Substitute), 2026-04-06: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0870.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0880.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2101.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2101.pdf)
- SA0826: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0826.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0870 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0870.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0880.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2101.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2101.pdf)
- [SA0826 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0826.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2101-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).