---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tianeptine; include in Schedule I controlled substance list."
description: "Tianeptine; include in Schedule I controlled substance list."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 4"
citation: "Mississippi HB 4 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drug Policy", "Judiciary", "Division B"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yancey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-03T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4d95d87-20eb-47a6-94ad-69eb3d0aa11d"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/House_authors/McLean.xml"
source_hash: "bc96d05377adc114895bce0cb6d1c5c73eba5cced79a1027622284f11783e228"
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-ms"]
---

# Mississippi HB 4 (2023) — Tianeptine; include in Schedule I controlled substance list.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0004IN.htm)
2. **Amendment Report for House Bill No. 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB0004.pdf)
3. **As Passed the lower** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0004PS.htm)
4. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0004SG.htm)
5. **Substitute No 1 for Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/pdf/sam/HB0004_S_Subst_1_for_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage as Amended — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage as Amended — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **100–11** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence in Amendment From Senate — **109–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yancey — primary (person)
- McLean — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-03T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Drug Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2023-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Judiciary, Division B `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass As Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2023-03-06T06:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered
- **2023-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Reconsidered
- **2023-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2023-03-13T05:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
- **2023-03-14T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Amend From Senate
- **2023-03-14T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered (Criswell, Yancey, Bomgar)
- **2023-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- **2023-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2023-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4d95d87-20eb-47a6-94ad-69eb3d0aa11d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).