--- type: "Bill" title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, makes various changes to the requirements for prescribing, dispensing, and reporting of opioids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2; Title 53 and Title 63." description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, makes various changes to the requirements for prescribing, dispensing, and reporting of opioids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2; Title 53 and Title 63." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 2257" citation: "Tennessee SB 2257 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Controlled Substances"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"] version_count: 1 action_count: 65 vote_count: 1 first_action: "2018-01-23" last_action: "2018-05-23" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9db17b0-36b7-449a-8ec3-f903f0106c69" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2257&GA=110" source_hash: "a61be777b546db2718415ce89226b71a9c2f31428d801e160f676acd84d8ae26" 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 2257 (110) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, makes various changes to the requirements for prescribing, dispensing, and reporting of opioids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2; 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/SB2257.pdf) ## Votes - SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/14/2018 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Hawk — primary (person) - Norris — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee-- Health-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee` - **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2018-02-01** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-01** Reassigned to Health Committee-- Criminal Justice - **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee - **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018 - **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee 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 - **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/7/2018 - **2018-02-28** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/7/2018 - **2018-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. - **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 - **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2018 - **2018-03-07** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/14/2018 - **2018-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 - **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/20/2018 - **2018-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/28/2018 - **2018-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/2/2018 - **2018-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-04-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/5/2018 - **2018-04-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2018 - **2018-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage` - **2018-04-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0929) `amendment-passage` - **2018-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - **2018-04-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2018-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/16/2018 - **2018-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018 - **2018-04-16** Senate Reset on calendar 4/17/18 - **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018 - **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar 4/18/18 - **2018-04-18** Companion House Bill substituted - **2018-04-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage` - **2018-04-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0999) - **2018-04-18** Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA1106) `amendment-deferral` - **2018-04-18** Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA1105) `amendment-deferral` - **2018-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0819) - **2018-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - **2018-04-19** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/23/2018 - **2018-04-23** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 2 HB1831 - **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/25/2018 - **2018-04-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 1 `passage` - **2018-04-25** Amendment #2 tabled `amendment-deferral` - **2018-04-25** Motion to reconsider Am #2 adopted. - **2018-04-25** Tabling motion lifted - **2018-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - **2018-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker - **2018-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2018-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt` - **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1039 - **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1039 - **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018; 07/01/2018 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9db17b0-36b7-449a-8ec3-f903f0106c69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).