# Tennessee SB 1146: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to psychotropic drugs. Tennessee SB 1146, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to psychotropic drugs., 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-SB1146-2025-2026 - 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 1146 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to psychotropic drugs. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Drugs, Prescription - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (111 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Required drug tests after deadly mass shootings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee requires drug testing during autopsies of people suspected of committing mass shootings causing four or more deaths. County medical examiners and regional forensic centers must test for all drugs, including therapeutic levels of psychotropic drugs. These include pr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 76 | 20 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 | pass | 27 | 5 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 272 - 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 20, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-04-10: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0253) (House) - 2025-04-10: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-09: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0259) (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0272.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1146.pdf) - HA0253: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0253.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1146.pdf) - SA0259: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0259.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/pc0272.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1146.pdf) - [HA0253 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0253.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1146.pdf) - [SA0259 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0259.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-SB1146-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).