---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, clarifies what constitutes the \"practice of pharmacy\"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 58; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, clarifies what constitutes the \"practice of pharmacy\"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 58; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 869"
citation: "Tennessee SB 869 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pharmacists", "Pharmacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58a5a0dd-1f2d-4984-92e3-2108c67a1348"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0869&GA=113"
source_hash: "500fe70019ee49d45ad5334fc8f0c3431cfc76681dfb4826989917e13b8f7ef4"
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 869 (113) — Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, clarifies what constitutes the "practice of pharmacy"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 58; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0958** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0958.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0842** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0842.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0869.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/19/2024 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **93–3** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/17/2024 Passed — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2024-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0842)
- **2024-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 3, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0958) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0958) `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 824

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58a5a0dd-1f2d-4984-92e3-2108c67a1348`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).