---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, enacts the \"Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 63."
description: "Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, enacts the \"Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2040"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2040 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pharmacists", "Pharmacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harshbarger"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74b4bc8f-e784-4523-b1eb-44c782f4cd24"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2040&ga=114"
source_hash: "699ac125de9acf5d213db93ca07794006ebb9bbd788355499c0dfcd41b0868c8"
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 2040 (114) — Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, enacts the "Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act." - Amends TCA Title 63.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0648** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0648.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0649** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0649.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1228** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1228.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0533** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0533.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0841** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0841.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0842** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0842.pdf)
7. **Amendment SA1052** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1052.pdf)
8. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2040.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/24/2026 Passed (2) — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/20/2026 Passed (1) — **24–9** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 2/25/2026 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **86–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harshbarger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 9 `passage`
- **2026-04-20** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0533)
- **2026-04-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA1052)
- **2026-04-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0842)
- **2026-04-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0841)
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 7, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA1228) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0649) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0648) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1111

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74b4bc8f-e784-4523-b1eb-44c782f4cd24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).