---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to adopt or amend a formulary for use in the correctional facilities operated by or on behalf of the department. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 41; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to adopt or amend a formulary for use in the correctional facilities operated by or on behalf of the department. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 41; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1741"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1741 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correction", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dd8e2e3-fb63-4fd5-814c-5ac06cc1fe57"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1741&ga=114"
source_hash: "3a498c9d0b4e3eb581f8b630e85ee6b443bb4e7aab75d83a5db047e588c2d347"
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 1741 (114) — Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to adopt or amend a formulary for use in the correctional facilities operated by or on behalf of the department. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 41; Title 53; Title 56; 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 HA0556** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0556.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0506** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0506.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1741.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 2/11/2026 Passed — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026 2/19/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/17/2026 Passed — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Davis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/11/2026
- **2026-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-11** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026
- **2026-02-19** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026
- **2026-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-23** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2026-02-23** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0556) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-02-26** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0506)
- **2026-03-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-03-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Effective date(s) 01/01/2027
- **2026-04-23** Pub. Ch. 749

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dd8e2e3-fb63-4fd5-814c-5ac06cc1fe57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).