---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, revises present law relative to recovery residences and alcohol and drug prevention or treatment facilities under certification by the department. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 33; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, revises present law relative to recovery residences and alcohol and drug prevention or treatment facilities under certification by the department. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 33; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1240"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1240 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc057d54-1444-49d2-879c-033ce94d3a89"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1240&ga=114"
source_hash: "299d295a0bb521d880ee9ab78dfc913709e3c55d3b90bab937a4467d3b5f7ce2"
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 1240 (114) — Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, revises present law relative to recovery residences and alcohol and drug prevention or treatment facilities under certification by the department. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 33; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0249** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0249.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0400** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0400.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0367** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0367.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1240.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/1/2025 Passed (3) — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **81–4** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 Passed (2) — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed — **67–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
- **2025-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
- **2025-04-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0367)
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 4, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0400) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0249) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0400) `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/08/2025, 01/01/2026
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 406

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc057d54-1444-49d2-879c-033ce94d3a89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).