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TennesseeSB 1146114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to psychotropic drugs.

Sponsored By: Rusty Crowe (Republican)

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Drugs, Prescription

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Bill Overview

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2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New autopsy rules after mass shootings

Beginning July 1, 2025, county medical examiners follow new steps after suspected mass shootings with four or more deaths. They must speak with the decedent’s treating mental health professional or primary care doctor, if known through next of kin. They must test for all drugs, including prescribed-level psychotropic medicines. They must share only non-identifying drug-use data with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy and the Tennessee Department of Health, and send only a blood sample. Names, Social Security numbers, and other identifying details cannot be shared, and all privacy laws apply.

Tennessee studies psychotropic drugs in mass shootings

Beginning July 1, 2025, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy studies drug interactions in these cases. It analyzes how psychotropic drugs interact with other drugs found in the decedent’s system. It sends quarterly reports of all data to the chief clerk of each house of the General Assembly. The law defines the College of Pharmacy as the health science center and lists what counts as psychotropic drugs, such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, hypnotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, benzodiazepines, and certain hormone medicines.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Rusty Crowe

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Paul Bailey

    Republican • Senate

  • Janice Bowling

    Republican • Senate

  • Tom Hatcher

    Republican • Senate

  • Ed Jackson

    Republican • Senate

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

  • John Stevens

    Republican • Senate

  • Brent Taylor

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 111 • No: 26

House vote • 4/10/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025

Yes: 76 • No: 20

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025

Yes: 27 • No: 5

Senate vote • 3/26/2025

SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

Yes: 8 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 272

    4/29/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    4/29/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/24/2025Senate

  4. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/21/2025House

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/21/2025Senate

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/17/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/15/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/10/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0253)

    4/10/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 20, PNV 1

    4/10/2025House

  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    4/9/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0259)

    4/7/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5

    4/7/2025Senate

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    4/7/2025Senate

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

    4/7/2025Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

    4/4/2025Senate

  17. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025

    4/3/2025Senate

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

    4/3/2025Senate

  19. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025

    4/1/2025Senate

  20. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

    3/26/2025Senate

  21. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

    3/19/2025Senate

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

    2/18/2025Senate

  23. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

    2/12/2025Senate

  24. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  25. Filed for introduction

    2/6/2025Senate

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