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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "TennCare - As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to promulgate rules to promote the safe and responsible coverage of opioids for TennCare members who have the TennCare pharmacy benefit; requires report on rules to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 71."
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description: "TennCare - As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to promulgate rules to promote the safe and responsible coverage of opioids for TennCare members who have the TennCare pharmacy benefit; requires report on rules to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 71."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "110"
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identifier: "HB 901"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 901 (110)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["TennCare"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kumar", "Massey"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 78
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2017-02-08"
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last_action: "2018-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9699c38c-2dff-432d-b715-5f0da1dcdb67"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0901&GA=110"
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source_hash: "2ce02538c377afce61d1fd4b4dd2bf5b4df363cc25c34b5bae73a2d8630c5909"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 901 (110) — TennCare - As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to promulgate rules to promote the safe and responsible coverage of opioids for TennCare members who have the TennCare pharmacy benefit; requires report on rules to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 71.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0901.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/5/2017 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/18/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper
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- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/3/2018 Passed (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/11/2017 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018 4/10/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2018 PASSED (1) — **91–4** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kumar — primary (person)
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- Massey — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
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- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
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- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
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- **2017-03-22** Reset on Final cal. of Health Subcommittee
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- **2017-03-23** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
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- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
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- **2017-03-29** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/5/2017
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- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
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- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/5/2017
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- **2017-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/11/2017
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- **2017-04-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2017
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- **2017-04-05** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/12/2017
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- **2017-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-04-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
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- **2017-04-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2017
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- **2017-04-19** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/26/2017
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- **2017-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
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- **2017-04-26** Placed behind the budget
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- **2017-05-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2017
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- **2017-05-02** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2017
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- **2017-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
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- **2017-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/8/2017
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- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2017
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- **2017-05-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-05-08** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee
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- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/9/2017
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- **2017-05-09** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/28/2018
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- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
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- **2018-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/3/2018
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- **2018-03-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
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- **2018-03-28** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/4/2018
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- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
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- **2018-04-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/10/2018
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- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018
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- **2018-04-04** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/10/2018
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- **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018
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- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
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- **2018-04-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2018-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
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- **2018-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2018-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1155) `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0363) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2018-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
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- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar 4/18/18
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- **2018-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2018-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0369)
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- **2018-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1088)
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- **2018-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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- **2018-04-18** Companion House Bill substituted
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- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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- **2018-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2018-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 864
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- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/03/2018
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- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 864
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9699c38c-2dff-432d-b715-5f0da1dcdb67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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