--- type: "Bill" title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, permits the direct administration of buprenorphine mono or buprenorphine without the use of naloxone as a treatment for substance use disorder under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 63." description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, permits the direct administration of buprenorphine mono or buprenorphine without the use of naloxone as a treatment for substance use disorder under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 63." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "HB 2002" citation: "Tennessee HB 2002 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Controlled Substances"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson", "Terry"] version_count: 1 action_count: 44 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2018-01-29" last_action: "2018-04-17" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca1bc41b-d320-4847-9206-5b4a2028ee73" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2002&GA=110" source_hash: "3f565866676dda4d8919ea503e30d72fa5f14c668c4921f0e1d3f26f02e8c049" 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 2002 (110) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, permits the direct administration of buprenorphine mono or buprenorphine without the use of naloxone as a treatment for substance use disorder under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 63. ## 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/HB2002.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (1) — **33–0** (fail) · upper - CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/5/2018 3/1/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/21/2018 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **96–0** (fail) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (2) — **33–0** (fail) · upper - HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Dickerson — primary (person) - Terry — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2018-01-29** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018 - **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2018 - **2018-02-14** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/21/2018 - **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018 - **2018-02-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018 - **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/7/2018 - **2018-02-28** Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee - **2018-02-28** Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee - **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/5/2018 - **2018-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-03-05** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2018-03-05** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0730) `amendment-passage` - **2018-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - **2018-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2018-03-08** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2018-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/22/2018 - **2018-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-03-22** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/29/2018 - **2018-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/29/2018 - **2018-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/2/2018 - **2018-03-29** Senate Reset on calendar 4/2/18 - **2018-04-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage` - **2018-04-02** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0724) - **2018-04-02** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - **2018-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-02** Companion House Bill substituted - **2018-04-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - **2018-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker - **2018-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2018-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt` - **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2018-04-17** Pub. Ch. 674 - **2018-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/12/2018 - **2018-04-17** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 674 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca1bc41b-d320-4847-9206-5b4a2028ee73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).