---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider licensed as a nurse or physician assistant to prescribe a buprenorphine product as approved by the FDA for use in recovery or medication-assisted treatment if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider licensed as a nurse or physician assistant to prescribe a buprenorphine product as approved by the FDA for use in recovery or medication-assisted treatment if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2093"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2093 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drugs", "Prescription"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vaughan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8422cae-33af-459f-b166-1d79e7fcd63a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2093&GA=113"
source_hash: "333b101f7752d12bd3675269f35927e6e2ed7124a3b58e46d2a981b1129e10e1"
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 2093 (113) — Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider licensed as a nurse or physician assistant to prescribe a buprenorphine product as approved by the FDA for use in recovery or medication-assisted treatment if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0953** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0953.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0985** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0985.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2093.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/3/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **25–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/26/2024 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **89–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2024 4/11/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Vaughan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2024-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-06** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/3/2024
- **2024-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0953) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0985)
- **2024-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-28** Effective date(s) 05/21/2024
- **2024-05-28** Pub. Ch. 980

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8422cae-33af-459f-b166-1d79e7fcd63a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).