---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that the present law that exempts certain oils containing cannabidiol and used for research or treatment of seizures or epilepsy will not be repealed on June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 43."
description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that the present law that exempts certain oils containing cannabidiol and used for research or treatment of seizures or epilepsy will not be repealed on June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 43."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1883"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1883 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled Substances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kane", "Niceley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 67
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd7b0fa2-8a1d-4774-871c-6ccc90361fe2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1883&GA=110"
source_hash: "62467dcd946efe2b87ff2e6313d74b7c01b16bcf940e75575579f6e134379c11"
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 1883 (110) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that the present law that exempts certain oils containing cannabidiol and used for research or treatment of seizures or epilepsy will not be repealed on June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 43.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1883.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018 4/12/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/20/2018 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee 4/10/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/25/2018 PASSED — **85–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **29–3** (fail) · upper
- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/10/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2018 PASSED (1) — **94–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kane — primary (person)
- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-24** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee-- Health `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-13** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/2/2018
- **2018-03-28** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-02** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to Next Calendar
- **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-11** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-12** Senate Reset on calendar 4/16/18
- **2018-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1192) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-23** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA1154)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1135)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0896)
- **2018-04-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA1181)
- **2018-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-25** H. concurred in S. am. no. 4 Ayes 85, Nays 0 PNV 1 HB1883
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1041
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1041

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd7b0fa2-8a1d-4774-871c-6ccc90361fe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).