---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, authorizes a partial fill of a prescription of a controlled substance; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63."
description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, authorizes a partial fill of a prescription of a controlled substance; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2440"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2440 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled Substances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile", "Terry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 67
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06577f68-5c21-4de7-81f5-7980dcfdbe8e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2440&GA=110"
source_hash: "288492c34ddaf116731ecf8b00ee89bf000167a0aa8c6e2b6272d051202b9180"
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 2440 (110) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, authorizes a partial fill of a prescription of a controlled substance; enacts other related provisions. - 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/HB2440.pdf)

## Votes

- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/3/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2018 4/5/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/21/2018 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)
- Terry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **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
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0804)
- **2018-03-27** Action def. in Health Committee to 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-29** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-05** 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** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1085) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-19** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Senate refused to concur in amendment (Amendment 1 - HA1085) `amendment-failure`
- **2018-04-23** H. refused to recede from am. no. 1 SB2025
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-24** Conf. comm. appointed. (Terry, C. Sexton, Jernigan)
- **2018-04-24** H. refused to recede from am. no. 1 SB2025
- **2018-04-24** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee appointed. (Haile, Kyle, Reeves)
- **2018-04-24** Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence. (Amendment 1 - HA1085)
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-25** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 80, Nays 0 PNV 0 (CC0025)
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (CC0025)
- **2018-04-25** Conf. comm. appointed. (Terry, C. Sexton, Staples)
- **2018-04-25** H. Tabled conference committee report.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee appointed. (Haile, Kyle, Reeves)
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee report tabled. (CC0036) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-25** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1007
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1007
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018; 01/01/2019; 07/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06577f68-5c21-4de7-81f5-7980dcfdbe8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).