---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health - As enacted, specifies certain authority of the commissioner of health and pharmacists regarding epidemics, vaccines, and a statewide collaborative pharmacy practice agreement. - Amends TCA Section 29-34-802; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Public Health - As enacted, specifies certain authority of the commissioner of health and pharmacists regarding epidemics, vaccines, and a statewide collaborative pharmacy practice agreement. - Amends TCA Section 29-34-802; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 778"
citation: "Tennessee HB 778 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/415f0623-62f5-4b8e-8a5f-aed936bbcd39"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0778&GA=112"
source_hash: "60a766fd5b1a83b87940c083e0bd1bfac3c15fc975d87005ff63687e32d9f334"
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 778 (112) — Public Health - As enacted, specifies certain authority of the commissioner of health and pharmacists regarding epidemics, vaccines, and a statewide collaborative pharmacy practice agreement. - Amends TCA Section 29-34-802; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0212** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0212.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0292** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0292.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0778.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2021 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/13/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2021 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/23/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0212) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0292)
- **2021-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/06/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 346
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 346

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/415f0623-62f5-4b8e-8a5f-aed936bbcd39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).