# Tennessee SB 0940: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to substance use. Tennessee SB 0940, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to substance use., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0940-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0940 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to substance use. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (135 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader legal protections during overdose incidents: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m., Tennessee expands the terms used in its existing overdose protections. Tennessee Code § 63-1-156 now uses “overdose” instead of “drug overdose” and “drug or alcohol violation” instead of “drug violation.” Covered violations are those under §§ 39-17-418, 39-17-… - Workplace limits for alcohol license holders: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m., Tennessee excludes some work-related violations from its overdose protections. Protections in § 63-1-156(b) do not cover violations listed in § 63-1-156(a)(3)(C)-(M) committed by title 57 alcohol license holders within their job duties. The same exclusion appl… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/27/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 231 - 2025-04-21: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-09: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-07: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0275) (House) - 2025-04-07: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-03-31: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-27: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0142) (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0231.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0995.pdf) - HA0275: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0275.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0940.pdf) - SA0142: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0142.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - 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 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0231.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0995.pdf) - [HA0275 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0275.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0940.pdf) - [SA0142 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0142.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [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 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) - [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) - [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-SB0940-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).