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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, makes various changes concerning the prescription of certain Scheduled controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 4."
+description: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, makes various changes concerning the prescription of certain Scheduled controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 4."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111"
+identifier: "HB 843"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 843 (111)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Drugs", "Prescription"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Reeves", "Sexton C"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2019-02-05"
+last_action: "2019-04-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0b679a3-c09e-43bd-914c-f8598b24cda2"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0843&GA=111"
+source_hash: "d788f301cda848f485fe68a9252752f5df64d6ca9fb7900b043af8b56f0f2ce3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 843 (111) — Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, makes various changes concerning the prescription of certain Scheduled controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 4.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0035** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0035.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0110** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0110.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0843.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: Moion for passage as amended 3/21/2019 Passed (1) — **31–1** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019 3/7/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2019 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/13/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/20/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Reeves — primary (person)
+- Sexton C — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
+- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
+- **2019-02-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/5/2019
+- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
+- **2019-03-06** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
+- **2019-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019
+- **2019-03-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2019-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/19
+- **2019-03-14** Reset on next avail. cal.
+- **2019-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
+- **2019-03-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/21/2019
+- **2019-03-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2019
+- **2019-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
+- **2019-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0110)
+- **2019-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2019-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/19
+- **2019-03-25** Reset on next avail. cal.
+- **2019-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2019-03-28** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2019-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2019-03-28** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2019-03-28** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0035) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2019-03-28** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2019-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2019-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 124
+- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 124
+- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/09/2019; 07/01/2019
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0b679a3-c09e-43bd-914c-f8598b24cda2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+