---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, requires a prescriber to provide certain information prior to prescribing more than a three-day supply of an opioid or an opioid dosage that exceeds a total of a 180 morphine milligram equivalent dose to a woman of childbearing age. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63."
description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, requires a prescriber to provide certain information prior to prescribing more than a three-day supply of an opioid or an opioid dosage that exceeds a total of a 180 morphine milligram equivalent dose to a woman of childbearing age. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2348"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2348 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled Substances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 62
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb6357c9-4c1e-4025-a19c-6c747e970681"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2348&GA=110"
source_hash: "f8402194239feb930de0c3e02ba288c0a229c66d6f116d687b75ddf4fda75967"
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 HB 2348 (110) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, requires a prescriber to provide certain information prior to prescribing more than a three-day supply of an opioid or an opioid dosage that exceeds a total of a 180 morphine milligram equivalent dose to a woman of childbearing age. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2348.pdf)

## Votes

- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/8/2018 3/1/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/21/2018 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2018 PASSED (1) — **97–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Sponsor change.
- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-08** Reset on cal. for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-22** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2018-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-26** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2018-03-29** Held on desk.
- **2018-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-11** Reset on cal. for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-12** Reset on cal. for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2018-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0731) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1187) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0785) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0716)
- **2018-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 901
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 901

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb6357c9-4c1e-4025-a19c-6c747e970681`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).