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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Public Health - As enacted, applies on a statewide basis, rather than only in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis, the distance parameter for the prohibition on needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs being operated within 1,000 feet of a school or public park; removes the distance parameter of 2,000 feet that presently applies on a statewide basis outside those four cities; provided, however, that such a program established in Kingsport must not conduct an exchange within 2,000 feet of a school or public park. - Amends TCA Title 68."
+description: "Public Health - As enacted, applies on a statewide basis, rather than only in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis, the distance parameter for the prohibition on needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs being operated within 1,000 feet of a school or public park; removes the distance parameter of 2,000 feet that presently applies on a statewide basis outside those four cities; provided, however, that such a program established in Kingsport must not conduct an exchange within 2,000 feet of a school or public park. - Amends TCA Title 68."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 292"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 292 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Public Health"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-20"
+last_action: "2023-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d20d74e8-d3da-4cbf-b005-0cc90f5e2110"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0292&GA=113"
+source_hash: "0f63b061ccdb50d8c5ebaeda016bcb6a313d93afa62034b1e9634f301c13c496"
+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 292 (113) — Public Health - As enacted, applies on a statewide basis, rather than only in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis, the distance parameter for the prohibition on needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs being operated within 1,000 feet of a school or public park; removes the distance parameter of 2,000 feet that presently applies on a statewide basis outside those four cities; provided, however, that such a program established in Kingsport must not conduct an exchange within 2,000 feet of a school or public park. - Amends TCA Title 68.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0252** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0252.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0218.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0292.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **23–7** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **69–16** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Briggs — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
+- **2023-01-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
+- **2023-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
+- **2023-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
+- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2023-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 7 `passage`
+- **2023-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0218)
+- **2023-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2023-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 16, PNV 6 `passage`
+- **2023-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0252) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2023-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
+- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 256
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d20d74e8-d3da-4cbf-b005-0cc90f5e2110`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+