---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, makes various changes to the controlled substance monitoring database. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3."
description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, makes various changes to the controlled substance monitoring database. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2421"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2421 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled Substances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2078b572-a407-4c93-bd71-dd756a7c7369"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2421&GA=112"
source_hash: "a2ff9b71e43278df2b477831eb1b3834bcdb8525b2083e2499def1655345ac4a"
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 2421 (112) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, makes various changes to the controlled substance monitoring database. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0700** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0700.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0648** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0648.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2421.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/16/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0700) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-30** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-03-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-30** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0648)
- **2022-03-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 825
- **2022-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/14/2022
- **2022-04-25** Pub. Ch. 825

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2078b572-a407-4c93-bd71-dd756a7c7369`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).