---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, creates provisions related to prescribing buprenorphine. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11."
description: "Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, creates provisions related to prescribing buprenorphine. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1938"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1938 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drugs", "Prescription"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Vaughan"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-28"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b5768a9-f6c5-4725-8acd-529e99139efc"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1938&GA=111"
source_hash: "f8bce8d23bfc3a25bcddf9368313374a473726b1d9e6f988bd244fb2b1034a01"
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 1938 (111) — Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, creates provisions related to prescribing buprenorphine. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0808** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0808.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0639** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0639.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0713** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0713.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1938.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Withdraw Amend# 1 by Crowe 6/11/2020 Passed — **26–2** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/11/2020 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/9/2020 Passed — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/2/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020 6/4/2020 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 6/11/2020 Passed (1) — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/11/2020 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-30** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-31** Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/4/2020
- **2020-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-04** Action Def. in s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee to 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-05** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-06-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0808) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-06-11** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2020-06-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0639)
- **2020-06-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0713)
- **2020-06-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-06-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 771
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 771
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 08/01/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b5768a9-f6c5-4725-8acd-529e99139efc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).