---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, enacts the \"Restore Trust in Public Health Messaging Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68."
description: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, enacts the \"Restore Trust in Public Health Messaging Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1157"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1157 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drugs", "Prescription"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lynn"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a94e045-ab1d-4469-904f-46399507b163"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1157&ga=114"
source_hash: "5effcb7586ddfce8f51b397b784864dbeee57e6b0ee7b56ae0b7a6aabe75504e"
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 1157 (114) — Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, enacts the "Restore Trust in Public Health Messaging Act." - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0069** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0069.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0078** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0078.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0079** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0079.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1157.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (3) — **11–6** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025 3/13/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/17/2025 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (4) — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025 Passed (1) — **77–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lynn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025
- **2025-02-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
- **2025-03-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 17, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0069) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/28/2025
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 108

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a94e045-ab1d-4469-904f-46399507b163`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).