---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health - As enacted, applies on a statewide basis, rather than only in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis, the distance parameter for the prohibition on needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs being operated within 1,000 feet of a school or public park; removes the distance parameter of 2,000 feet that presently applies on a statewide basis outside those four cities; provided, however, that such a program established in Kingsport must not conduct an exchange within 2,000 feet of a school or public park. - Amends TCA Title 68."
description: "Public Health - As enacted, applies on a statewide basis, rather than only in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis, the distance parameter for the prohibition on needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs being operated within 1,000 feet of a school or public park; removes the distance parameter of 2,000 feet that presently applies on a statewide basis outside those four cities; provided, however, that such a program established in Kingsport must not conduct an exchange within 2,000 feet of a school or public park. - Amends TCA Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 292"
citation: "Tennessee SB 292 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d20d74e8-d3da-4cbf-b005-0cc90f5e2110"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0292&GA=113"
source_hash: "0f63b061ccdb50d8c5ebaeda016bcb6a313d93afa62034b1e9634f301c13c496"
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 292 (113) — Public Health - As enacted, applies on a statewide basis, rather than only in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis, the distance parameter for the prohibition on needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs being operated within 1,000 feet of a school or public park; removes the distance parameter of 2,000 feet that presently applies on a statewide basis outside those four cities; provided, however, that such a program established in Kingsport must not conduct an exchange within 2,000 feet of a school or public park. - Amends TCA Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0252** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0252.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0218.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0292.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **69–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 7 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0218)
- **2023-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 16, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0252) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 256

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d20d74e8-d3da-4cbf-b005-0cc90f5e2110`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).