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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, creates provisions related to prescribing buprenorphine. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11."
+description: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, creates provisions related to prescribing buprenorphine. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111"
+identifier: "SB 1938"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 1938 (111)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Drugs", "Prescription"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Vaughan"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 43
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2020-01-28"
+last_action: "2020-07-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b5768a9-f6c5-4725-8acd-529e99139efc"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1938&GA=111"
+source_hash: "f8bce8d23bfc3a25bcddf9368313374a473726b1d9e6f988bd244fb2b1034a01"
+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 SB 1938 (111) — Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, creates provisions related to prescribing buprenorphine. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0808** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0808.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0639** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0639.pdf)
+3. **Amendment SA0713** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0713.pdf)
+4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1938.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Withdraw Amend# 1 by Crowe 6/11/2020 Passed — **26–2** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/11/2020 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/9/2020 Passed — **90–1** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/2/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020 6/4/2020 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 6/11/2020 Passed (1) — **26–4** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/11/2020 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Briggs — primary (person)
+- Vaughan — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2020-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2020-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2020-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2020-01-30** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-31** Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
+- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2020
+- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/4/2020
+- **2020-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
+- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
+- **2020-03-04** Action Def. in s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee to 3/11/2020
+- **2020-03-05** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2020
+- **2020-03-09** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
+- **2020-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
+- **2020-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
+- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2020
+- **2020-03-11** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2020
+- **2020-03-16** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
+- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
+- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 6/2/2020
+- **2020-06-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
+- **2020-06-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020
+- **2020-06-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2020-06-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2020-06-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0808) `amendment-passage`
+- **2020-06-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/11/2020
+- **2020-06-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2020-06-11** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2020-06-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 4 `passage`
+- **2020-06-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0639)
+- **2020-06-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0713)
+- **2020-06-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2020-06-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2020-06-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 771
+- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 771
+- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 08/01/2020
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b5768a9-f6c5-4725-8acd-529e99139efc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+