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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Health Care - As enacted, creates the medical cannabis commission; exempts from the definition of marijuana oil containing the substance cannabidiol, with less than 0.9% of THC for use by a person with certain health issues, if certain other requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 3; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68."
+description: "Health Care - As enacted, creates the medical cannabis commission; exempts from the definition of marijuana oil containing the substance cannabidiol, with less than 0.9% of THC for use by a person with certain health issues, if certain other requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 3; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "HB 490"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 490 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Health Care"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Haile", "Terry"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 67
+vote_count: 14
+first_action: "2021-01-13"
+last_action: "2021-06-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0315de10-03d5-40a8-b009-8f8fc36bfa66"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0490&GA=112"
+source_hash: "756e72cdd6489bc284289267b10229b30ca4a33ea845058192bc9ff974538cdf"
+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 490 (112) — Health Care - As enacted, creates the medical cannabis commission; exempts from the definition of marijuana oil containing the substance cannabidiol, with less than 0.9% of THC for use by a person with certain health issues, if certain other requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 3; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0468** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0468.pdf)
+2. **Amendment HA0469** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0469.pdf)
+3. **Amendment SA0032** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0032.pdf)
+4. **Amendment SA0033** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0033.pdf)
+5. **Amendment SA0035** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0035.pdf)
+6. **Amendment SA0328** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0328.pdf)
+7. **Amendment SA0455** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0455.pdf)
+8. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0490.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/4/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 5/4/2021 (9) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 5 by Watson 5/4/2021 Passed (2) — **19–12** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 5/4/2021 (8) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/5/2021 5/4/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **19–12** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/4/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 4/14/2021 Passed (4) — **6–3** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0 5/4/2021 Passed (3) — **8–3** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY CLEMMONS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2021 Failed (2) — **26–62** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 5/4/2021 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2021 Passed (1) — **74–17** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee with negative recommendation 3/3/2021 Failed (5) — **3–5** (fail) · upper
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/4/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Haile — primary (person)
+- Terry — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-13** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
+- **2021-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Criminal Justice-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-10** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/17/2021
+- **2021-02-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-02-17** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/24/2021
+- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
+- **2021-02-24** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/3/2021
+- **2021-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-03** Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee, as amended, with negative recommendation
+- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
+- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
+- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
+- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
+- **2021-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
+- **2021-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/27/21
+- **2021-04-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
+- **2021-04-28** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2021
+- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
+- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
+- **2021-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/5/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2021-05-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 20, Nays 12 `passage`
+- **2021-05-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - SA0328)
+- **2021-05-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0035)
+- **2021-05-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0033)
+- **2021-05-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0032)
+- **2021-05-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 5 - SA0455)
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0
+- **2021-05-05** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2021-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-05-05** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 17, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0468) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2021-05-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2021-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2021-05-13** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2021-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2021-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 577
+- **2021-06-02** Effective date(s) 05/27/2021
+- **2021-06-02** Pub. Ch. 577
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0315de10-03d5-40a8-b009-8f8fc36bfa66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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