# Tennessee SB 2088: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 40; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to psychotropic drugs. Tennessee SB 2088, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 40; 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 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2088-2025-2026 - 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 2088 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 40; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to psychotropic drugs. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Drugs, Prescription - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (138 yes, 31 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Consent-based drug tests for suspected shooters: benefit, low. This process applies to mass shootings on or after July 1, 2026. Officers with probable cause to believe someone committed a mass shooting may ask for a blood or urine test. Testing requires consent; for minors, only a parent or legal guardian can consent. With consent, officers must arrange hospit… - Liability protection for hospital sample collection: benefit, low. For mass shootings on or after July 1, 2026, hospitals and qualified practitioners gain protection when collecting samples under this process. They face no civil or criminal liability for collecting blood or urine, except when negligence occurs. Practitioners are presumed to act in good faith once… - More shootings qualify for drug studies: benefit, low. For shootings on or after July 1, 2026, Tennessee expands which cases qualify for mass-shooting drug studies. A shooting qualifies when at least four people are injured. It also qualifies when a reasonable person concludes that the person who died tried to kill at least four people. The law removes… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Johnson - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/16/2026 | pass | 25 | 5 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 | pass | 76 | 21 | | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 28 | 5 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 897 - 2026-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0990) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Passed H., as am., Ayes 76, Nays 21, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-14: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0990) (House) - 2026-04-14: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-02: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-30: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 5 (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0766) (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0990 (Substitute), 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0990.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0897.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2088.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2088.pdf) - SA0766: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0766.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2085: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (signed) - SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems. (signed) - SB 2017: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (signed) - SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (signed) - SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (signed) - SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0990 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0990.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0897.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2088.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2088.pdf) - [SA0766 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0766.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2085: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2085-2025-2026) - [SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2057-2025-2026) - [SB 2017: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2017-2025-2026) - [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026) - [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026) - [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026) - [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-SB2088-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).