---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Declares that prior authorization requirements from insurance providers should be removed when a healthcare professional provides or seeks to provide medication assisted treatment to a patient with a substance use disorder and declares substance use disorder and opioid use disorder should be insured in the same manner as other diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Declares that prior authorization requirements from insurance providers should be removed when a healthcare professional provides or seeks to provide medication assisted treatment to a patient with a substance use disorder and declares substance use disorder and opioid use disorder should be insured in the same manner as other diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 181"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 181 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a864d8f0-4b29-4838-bc71-ac1d638307d2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0181&GA=111"
source_hash: "4ad2d4c4f05775d495d6a5843580f1f8b6bc7fc6792dbbd79cc173cb910d9bb0"
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 SJR 181 (111) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Declares that prior authorization requirements from insurance providers should be removed when a healthcare professional provides or seeks to provide medication assisted treatment to a patient with a substance use disorder and declares substance use disorder and opioid use disorder should be insured in the same manner as other diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0074** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0074.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SJR0181.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption with amendment by Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/5/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/9/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/17/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/16/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Motion to Adopt 3/14/2019 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2019-02-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-26** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0074)
- **2019-04-01** Placed on cal. Delayed Bill Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-01** Rcvd. from S., ref. to Delayed Bill Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-01** Adopted as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
- **2019-04-04** Approved by Delayed Bills Comm.
- **2019-04-08** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-08** Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08** ref. Health Committee
- **2019-04-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a864d8f0-4b29-4838-bc71-ac1d638307d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).