--- type: "Bill" title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, expands the definition of drug paraphernalia to include pill press devices and pieces of a pill press device, unless the pill press device or piece is used by a person or entity that lawfully possesses drug products in the course of legitimate business activities, including a pharmacy or pharmacist licensed by the board of pharmacy; a wholesale drug distributor, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy; and a manufacturer of drug products, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63." description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, expands the definition of drug paraphernalia to include pill press devices and pieces of a pill press device, unless the pill press device or piece is used by a person or entity that lawfully possesses drug products in the course of legitimate business activities, including a pharmacy or pharmacist licensed by the board of pharmacy; a wholesale drug distributor, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy; and a manufacturer of drug products, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "112" identifier: "SB 1802" citation: "Tennessee SB 1802 (112)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Controlled Substances"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth", "Reeves"] version_count: 3 action_count: 38 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2022-01-18" last_action: "2022-04-13" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e84469d9-4c78-4da6-92a3-85c8e6d51f30" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1802&GA=112" source_hash: "1682ea25d98b1c829d29866f1be7bc52d6d64fa6537f2b5cb8f8f141b4f398eb" 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 1802 (112) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, expands the definition of drug paraphernalia to include pill press devices and pieces of a pill press device, unless the pill press device or piece is used by a person or entity that lawfully possesses drug products in the course of legitimate business activities, including a pharmacy or pharmacist licensed by the board of pharmacy; a wholesale drug distributor, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy; and a manufacturer of drug products, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment HA0501** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0501.pdf) 2. **Amendment SA0645** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0645.pdf) 3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1802.pdf) ## Votes - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022 2/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/16/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/9/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/2/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Passed (1) — **80–1** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Lamberth — primary (person) - Reeves — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2022-01-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-01-19** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2022-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-01-20** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - **2022-01-24** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-01-26** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/2/2022 - **2022-02-02** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/9/2022 - **2022-02-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/17/2022 - **2022-02-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022 - **2022-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - **2022-02-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage` - **2022-02-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0501) `amendment-passage` - **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022 - **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022 - **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022 - **2022-03-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022 - **2022-03-24** Companion House Bill substituted - **2022-03-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage` - **2022-03-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0645) - **2022-03-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - **2022-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - **2022-03-30** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2022-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker - **2022-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt` - **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 804 - **2022-04-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022 - **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 804 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e84469d9-4c78-4da6-92a3-85c8e6d51f30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).