---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drugs, Synthetic or Analogue - As enacted, excludes from the definition of marijuana a cannabidiol product approved as a prescription medication by the United States Food and Drug Administration. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402."
description: "Drugs, Synthetic or Analogue - As enacted, excludes from the definition of marijuana a cannabidiol product approved as a prescription medication by the United States Food and Drug Administration. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 385"
citation: "Tennessee SB 385 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drugs", "Synthetic or Analogue"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a60965d8-2d76-4094-9d88-d81ffa3df052"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0385&GA=110"
source_hash: "c98571081ca1f8f5adefe40501f3c1c181a83242d8906025f54197697aaec1b7"
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 385 (110) — Drugs, Synthetic or Analogue - As enacted, excludes from the definition of marijuana a cannabidiol product approved as a prescription medication by the United States Food and Drug Administration. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402.

## 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/SB0385.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/13/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/7/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2017 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee-- Health `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-30** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-19** Pub. Ch. 120
- **2017-04-19** Effective date(s) 04/12/2017
- **2017-04-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 120

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a60965d8-2d76-4094-9d88-d81ffa3df052`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).