# Tennessee SB 0569: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 56, Chapter 32 and Title 63, Chapter 10, relative to pharmacy.

Tennessee SB 0569, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 56, Chapter 32 and Title 63, Chapter 10, relative to pharmacy., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0569
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 56, Chapter 32 and Title 63, Chapter 10, relative to pharmacy.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Pharmacy, Pharmacists
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (118 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More pharmacy rules include authorized pharmacists: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee adds pharmacists authorized under § 63-10-204 to rules that already include veterinarians. Those pharmacists receive the same treatment under §§ 53-10-104(a) and 53-10-105(a), (b)(2). The law also adds pharmacists described in § 56-32-129 alongside certified nurse…
- Insured patients lose contraceptive fee protection: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee removes an administrative fee exemption for patients whose insurance pharmacy benefit covers hormonal birth control. These patients no longer have that protection against paying the fee. The law does not require a fee or set its amount. Patients may face an added c…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2025 | pass | 84 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/6/2025 | pass | 27 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0068.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0569.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0569.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0068.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0569.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0569.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0569-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).