---
type: "Bill"
title: "Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, adds additional companies to the statewide opioid settlement agreement for which the attorney general and reporter has the authority to release pending or future claims. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 33."
description: "Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, adds additional companies to the statewide opioid settlement agreement for which the attorney general and reporter has the authority to release pending or future claims. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 33."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 637"
citation: "Tennessee SB 637 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney General and Reporter"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e22cda58-31ca-4167-901a-a2c796bc9a7d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0637&GA=113"
source_hash: "63e9ac4edbe92b57d8d74ee5f56fe951f261d7da3613c4a487744c9fe9cc374f"
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 637 (113) — Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, adds additional companies to the statewide opioid settlement agreement for which the attorney general and reporter has the authority to release pending or future claims. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 33.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0064** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0064.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0072** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0072.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0637.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/28/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0072)
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0064) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 429

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e22cda58-31ca-4167-901a-a2c796bc9a7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).