---
type: "Bill"
title: "Boards and Commissions - As enacted, changes the qualifications for membership on the medical cannabis commission to include a patient caregiver and a subject matter expert with knowledge of how cannabis is cultivated, processed, shipped, distributed, or prescribed for medical use; specifies that the recommendations made by the commission to the general assembly may include policy recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7."
description: "Boards and Commissions - As enacted, changes the qualifications for membership on the medical cannabis commission to include a patient caregiver and a subject matter expert with knowledge of how cannabis is cultivated, processed, shipped, distributed, or prescribed for medical use; specifies that the recommendations made by the commission to the general assembly may include policy recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 299"
citation: "Tennessee SB 299 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/023aa5e6-3eb0-4c1e-90b2-0fca1ce377d4"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0299&ga=114"
source_hash: "dee2d6862535727836666bb6048b1118407e8bc08358469ab65487484fae19c7"
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 299 (114) — Boards and Commissions - As enacted, changes the qualifications for membership on the medical cannabis commission to include a patient caregiver and a subject matter expert with knowledge of how cannabis is cultivated, processed, shipped, distributed, or prescribed for medical use; specifies that the recommendations made by the commission to the general assembly may include policy recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0182** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0182.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0006** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0006.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0299.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 2/18/2025 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025 Passed (1) — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2025 Passed — **82–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2025
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2025-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-31** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2025-03-31** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0006)
- **2025-04-03** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0182) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-03** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/15/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 209

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/023aa5e6-3eb0-4c1e-90b2-0fca1ce377d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).