---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, requires that any person treated for a drug-related overdose with an opioid antagonist by a first responder be taken to a medical facility by emergency medical services for evaluation, unless the person is competent to refuse medical treatment and chooses to refuse treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1."
description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, requires that any person treated for a drug-related overdose with an opioid antagonist by a first responder be taken to a medical facility by emergency medical services for evaluation, unless the person is competent to refuse medical treatment and chooses to refuse treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 669"
citation: "Tennessee SB 669 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled Substances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fitzhugh", "Harris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 71
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37586527-348b-403b-9548-3d3572449b4d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0669&GA=110"
source_hash: "8c9e23f2106e7f61da44591dc08c18f0c8517a2130a4455601c010ba5544e108"
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 669 (110) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, requires that any person treated for a drug-related overdose with an opioid antagonist by a first responder be taken to a medical facility by emergency medical services for evaluation, unless the person is competent to refuse medical treatment and chooses to refuse treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0669.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/22/2017 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/24/2017 Failed — **10–13** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fitzhugh — primary (person)
- Harris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee-- Health `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-07** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-21** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-06** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-13** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-18** Action def. in Health Committee to 4/25/2017
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/25/2017
- **2017-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-20** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-24** Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-24** Failed to pass Senate, Ayes 10, Nays 13, PNV 3
- **2017-04-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0166)
- **2017-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-25** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-04** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2017-05-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0525) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0315) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-10** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 3 calendar for 5/10/2017
- **2017-05-10** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 79, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-05-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2017-05-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0551)
- **2017-05-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-30** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-14** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 484
- **2017-06-14** Pub. Ch. 484
- **2017-06-14** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37586527-348b-403b-9548-3d3572449b4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).