# Tennessee HB 2136: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medications approved by the federal food and drug administration.

Tennessee HB 2136, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medications approved by the federal food and drug administration., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 05/19/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2136
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medications approved by the federal food and drug administration.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Controlled Substances
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (172 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee speeds prescribing of approved drugs: benefit, low. FDA-approved substances automatically match Tennessee’s drug schedule to the federal schedule after a 30-day waiting period. That period starts when the final federal order appears in the Federal Register, unless an objection is filed through Tennessee’s existing process. State scheduling does not…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 | pass | 91 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA1053 (Substitute), 2026-04-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1053.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1008.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2136.pdf)
- HA0935: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0935.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2136.pdf)
- SA0969: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0969.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA1053 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1053.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1008.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2136.pdf)
- [HA0935 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0935.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2136.pdf)
- [SA0969 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0969.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2136-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).