---
type: "Bill"
title: "Opioids - As enacted, establishes the opioid abatement fund; enacts the \"Opioid Abatement Council Act\"; enacts the \"Tennessee Opioid Abatement Act\"; authorizes the attorney general and reporter to settle claims against opioid manufacturers. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 20; Title 29; Title 33; Title 47; Title 53; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Opioids - As enacted, establishes the opioid abatement fund; enacts the \"Opioid Abatement Council Act\"; enacts the \"Tennessee Opioid Abatement Act\"; authorizes the attorney general and reporter to settle claims against opioid manufacturers. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 20; Title 29; Title 33; Title 47; Title 53; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 558"
citation: "Tennessee SB 558 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Opioids"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Farmer", "Haile"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 66
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb7dd88d-f8b5-4955-987b-e7f0d5eb025b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0558&GA=112"
source_hash: "fe393b3409fd9314974d59b344f43abdc2c9d33073b363aa58d6e651dfe9eed0"
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 558 (112) — Opioids - As enacted, establishes the opioid abatement fund; enacts the "Opioid Abatement Council Act"; enacts the "Tennessee Opioid Abatement Act"; authorizes the attorney general and reporter to settle claims against opioid manufacturers. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 20; Title 29; Title 33; Title 47; Title 53; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0386** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0386.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0456** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0456.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0306** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0306.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0370** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0370.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0426** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0426.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0558.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/27/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 4/13/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **87–2** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/20/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/6/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/5/2021 Passed (1) — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 5/4/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021 5/3/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Farmer — primary (person)
- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Ref. to Health Committee -- Finance, Ways, & Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Judiciary Comm. 4-14-21
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action def. in Health Committee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-27** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 5-3-21
- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/5/2021
- **2021-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-05-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-05-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0456) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0386) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0370)
- **2021-05-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0426)
- **2021-05-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0306)
- **2021-05-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 491
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/24/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 491

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb7dd88d-f8b5-4955-987b-e7f0d5eb025b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).