--- type: "Bill" title: "Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, makes various changes to the board of pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 63, Chapter 1 and Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 3." description: "Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, makes various changes to the board of pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 63, Chapter 1 and Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 3." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "113" identifier: "SB 753" citation: "Tennessee SB 753 (113)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Pharmacists", "Pharmacy"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Haile"] version_count: 6 action_count: 28 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2023-01-30" last_action: "2023-05-24" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5bae059-b9ed-49ae-a6f5-601b3a9c4fd7" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0753&GA=113" source_hash: "f51c98959f41c9c499686342041f77eae29f7a9595d2f76c204f01e55b963201" 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 753 (113) — Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, makes various changes to the board of pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 63, Chapter 1 and Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 3. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment HA0396** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0396.pdf) 2. **Amendment SA0162** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0162.pdf) 3. **Amendment SA0163** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0163.pdf) 4. **Amendment SA0322** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0322.pdf) 5. **Amendment SA0334** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0334.pdf) 6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0753.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower - SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper - SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/28/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/5/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Haile — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing` - **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `passage` - **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/15/2023 - **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 - **2023-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/28/2023 - **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/28/2023 - **2023-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2023-04-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/5/2023 - **2023-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship` - **2023-04-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage` - **2023-04-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA0334) - **2023-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0322) - **2023-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0163) - **2023-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0162) - **2023-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt` - **2023-04-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0396) `amendment-withdrawal` - **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution` - **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled` - **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage` - **2023-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage` - **2023-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt` - **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 - **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 457 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5bae059-b9ed-49ae-a6f5-601b3a9c4fd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).