---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, specifies that any person licensed by the board of pharmacy and holding a valid wholesaler license will be considered to be licensed as a drug distributor until such a time when the board can promulgate rules to implement the third-party logistic provider (3PL) licensing process. - Amends TCA Title 63."
description: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, specifies that any person licensed by the board of pharmacy and holding a valid wholesaler license will be considered to be licensed as a drug distributor until such a time when the board can promulgate rules to implement the third-party logistic provider (3PL) licensing process. - Amends TCA Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 268"
citation: "Tennessee SB 268 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drugs", "Prescription"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casada", "Overbey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0acf91b-8a8b-449e-9a37-f75073ace235"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0268&GA=110"
source_hash: "6c2627b080b86b02c019435dee19e76ac867646606be7cee61b5a0b35793d265"
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 268 (110) — Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, specifies that any person licensed by the board of pharmacy and holding a valid wholesaler license will be considered to be licensed as a drug distributor until such a time when the board can promulgate rules to implement the third-party logistic provider (3PL) licensing process. - Amends TCA 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/SB0268.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2017 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/19/2017 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Casada — primary (person)
- Overbey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-05** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-04-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0368)
- **2017-04-19** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-19** Reset on cal. for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0208) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 268
- **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 05/04/2017
- **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 268

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0acf91b-8a8b-449e-9a37-f75073ace235`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).