---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation - As enacted, enacts the \"Stopping Addiction and Fostering Excellence (SAFE) Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 33; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation - As enacted, enacts the \"Stopping Addiction and Fostering Excellence (SAFE) Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 33; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 207"
citation: "Tennessee SB 207 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curcio", "Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-15"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c66f7b4-7901-4191-88c8-7a9df8e2906c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0207&GA=112"
source_hash: "584c0fc4256177d9691679fe8e8a4daf2d7afde86e66ebb5fa54c1058d866b47"
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 207 (112) — Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation - As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Addiction and Fostering Excellence (SAFE) Act." - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 33; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0207.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/13/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: 2/23/2021 Failed — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Curcio — primary (person)
- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/21
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to 3/24/21
- **2021-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 309
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 309

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c66f7b4-7901-4191-88c8-7a9df8e2906c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).