# Tennessee SB 2279: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to pain management. Tennessee SB 2279, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to pain management., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-04 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2279-2025-2026 - 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 2279 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to pain management. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-04, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health Care - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (110 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Pain clinics gain clearer compliance guidance: benefit, low. The Department of Health must post all required pain clinic inspection criteria on its website. Affected licensees can request a private advisory ruling from the commissioner or the commissioner's designee on matters covered by these rules. Officials can issue a ruling, but it applies only to the r… - Pain clinics gain temporary director flexibility: benefit, low. A pain management specialist can provide short-term coverage when a clinic's medical director is unavailable because of illness, vacation, or another reason. The substitute need not be on-site but must be immediately available by phone when away. This service does not count toward the four-clinic l… - Prescribers face reviews and removal options: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2017, Tennessee must identify high-risk prescribers each year using clinical outcomes, including patient overdoses. The Department of Health must publish its criteria and conduct selected chart reviews and investigations of identified prescribers. A related timing rule changes fro… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 | pass | 69 | 13 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-05-04: Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 - 2026-05-04: Pub. Ch. 861 - 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-14: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 13, PNV 7 (House) - 2026-04-07: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0947) (House) - 2026-04-07: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-06: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-04-02: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0724) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0861.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2279.pdf) - HA0947: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0947.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2279.pdf) - SA0724: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0724.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (failed) - SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed) - SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances. (signed) - SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (signed) - SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 6… (failed) - SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0861.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2279.pdf) - [HA0947 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0947.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2279.pdf) - [SA0724 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0724.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2228-2025-2026) - [SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2229-2025-2026) - [SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2221-2025-2026) - [SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2213-2025-2026) - [SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2224-2025-2026) - [SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2177-2025-2026) - [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-SB2279-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).