---
type: "Bill"
title: "Opioids - As enacted, adds Alvogen, Inc., Apotex Corp., and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. to the list of companies that may be released by the attorney general for pending or future claims regarding opioids. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 33."
description: "Opioids - As enacted, adds Alvogen, Inc., Apotex Corp., and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. to the list of companies that may be released by the attorney general for pending or future claims regarding opioids. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 33."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1495"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1495 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Opioids"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-12-23"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f86a662d-a49a-48ff-ad8c-175ee63ef6ba"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1495&ga=114"
source_hash: "6ed1c0b8dd743a434ddc87580eb938e842e2af2a95475ca1ece1125bf87ebd7b"
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 1495 (114) — Opioids - As enacted, adds Alvogen, Inc., Apotex Corp., and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. to the list of companies that may be released by the attorney general for pending or future claims regarding opioids. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 33.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1495.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/19/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/10/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/10/2026
- **2026-02-10** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/19/2026
- **2026-02-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 888

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f86a662d-a49a-48ff-ad8c-175ee63ef6ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).