---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the \"HOPE Treatment Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the \"HOPE Treatment Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2149"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2149 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d445cf3a-b39a-4450-a3ad-6e628dbc0ef1"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2149&ga=114"
source_hash: "671472bd94c9202ab368cbf2f997d0b1aa33b1445a7532b5ac560fba31b9dcd3"
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 2149 (114) — Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "HOPE Treatment Act." - Amends TCA Title 9; 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 HA0676** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0676.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0952** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0952.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1253** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1253.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0597** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0597.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0944** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0944.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2149.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/31/2026 Passed (3) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed (2) — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **84–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-02-25** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0597)
- **2026-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0944)
- **2026-04-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1253) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0952) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0676) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-23** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA1253) `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026
- **2026-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1119

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d445cf3a-b39a-4450-a3ad-6e628dbc0ef1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).