---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drugs, Synthetic or Analogue - As enacted, enacts the \"Nitrous Oxide Abuse Prevention and Retail Sale Prohibition Act\"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10."
description: "Drugs, Synthetic or Analogue - As enacted, enacts the \"Nitrous Oxide Abuse Prevention and Retail Sale Prohibition Act\"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1843"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1843 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drugs", "Synthetic or Analogue"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/708e96ce-e0ac-4534-a9a0-b87166cb3e74"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1843&ga=114"
source_hash: "14d443c6abda6226d9808cabde41b08c539e52cb6d2adf7e7870cd9495701c58"
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 1843 (114) — Drugs, Synthetic or Analogue - As enacted, enacts the "Nitrous Oxide Abuse Prevention and Retail Sale Prohibition Act"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0757** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0757.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0636** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0636.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1843.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/10/2026 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **31–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2026-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0636)
- **2026-03-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0757) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-29** Pub. Ch. 702

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/708e96ce-e0ac-4534-a9a0-b87166cb3e74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).