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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health - As enacted, authorizes, if approved by the department of health, any nongovernmental organization, including an organization that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high-risk behaviors, to establish and operate a needle and hypodermic syringe exchange program. - Amends TCA Title 68."
description: "Public Health - As enacted, authorizes, if approved by the department of health, any nongovernmental organization, including an organization that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high-risk behaviors, to establish and operate a needle and hypodermic syringe exchange program. - Amends TCA Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 806"
citation: "Tennessee SB 806 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson", "Hazlewood"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 54
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bed44cd4-84a6-45c5-ad0e-5f71714418e9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0806&GA=110"
source_hash: "80f55d23235a599b66c8842dfff74db51debf0af992b4c7c4137c936c5b366c1"
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 806 (110) — Public Health - As enacted, authorizes, if approved by the department of health, any nongovernmental organization, including an organization that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high-risk behaviors, to establish and operate a needle and hypodermic syringe exchange program. - Amends TCA Title 68.
## 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/SB0806.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 2 5/4/2017 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE REREFER TO COMMITTEE AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2017 Failed — **3947** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 6 5/4/2017 Passed — **260** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY Lamberth PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2017 Passed — **856** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 6 BY Sanderson PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2017 Passed — **826** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 5 5/4/2017 Passed — **263** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REREFER TO COMMITTEE AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2017 Failed — **4247** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/20/2017 Passed (2) — **291** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/8/2017 Passed — **81** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY Lamberth PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2017 Failed — **2264** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 6 BY Sanderson PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2017 Passed — **892** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2017 Passed (1) — **7117** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dickerson — primary (person)
- Hazlewood — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0091)
- **2017-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-24** Reset on cal. for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0302) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0301) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-04-27** Reset on cal. for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 17, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 6 - HA0579) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 5 - HA0563) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0551) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0522) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-04** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0 (Amendment 6 - HA0579) `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 3 (Amendment 5 - HA0563) `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0302) `passage`
- **2017-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** Pub. Ch. 413
- **2017-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/18/2017
- **2017-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 413
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bed44cd4-84a6-45c5-ad0e-5f71714418e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).