republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-194.md

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Bill	Opioids - As enacted, defines "alternative treatments," for purposes of the requirement that prescribing physicians explain reasonable alternatives to opioids, as including chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, and other treatments that relieve pain without the use of opioids. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-164.	Opioids - As enacted, defines "alternative treatments," for purposes of the requirement that prescribing physicians explain reasonable alternatives to opioids, as including chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, and other treatments that relieve pain without the use of opioids. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-164.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	111	SB 194	Tennessee SB 194 (111)	bill	Opioids	enacted	Sexton C Watson	1	30	6	2019-01-28	2019-04-15	openstates	ocd-bill/6c2a1ae7-a050-4500-90e3-59dbd99fd4aa	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0194&GA=111	b24a0de461da5602fa92700f6c2f2e97159f73eb88ec80d6637c6a2128507eda	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 194 (111) — Opioids - As enacted, defines "alternative treatments," for purposes of the requirement that prescribing physicians explain reasonable alternatives to opioids, as including chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, and other treatments that relieve pain without the use of opioids. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-164.

Version chain

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

1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/4/2019 Passed (1) — 30–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2019 — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2019 Passed (1) — 93–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/6/2019 — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/27/2019 Passed — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• Sexton C — primary (person)
• Watson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-28 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-01-28 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-01-30 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2019-01-30 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2019-01-31 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• 2019-01-31 P2C, ref. to Health Committee referral-committee
• 2019-02-01 Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2019-02-20 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
• 2019-02-27 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• 2019-02-27 Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
• 2019-03-01 Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/4/2019
• 2019-03-04 Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 passage
• 2019-03-05 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
• 2019-03-06 Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/12/2019
• 2019-03-06 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-07 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• 2019-03-12 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-13 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
• 2019-03-14 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2019
• 2019-03-21 Enrolled and ready for signatures
• 2019-03-21 Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
• 2019-03-21 Subst. for comp. HB.
• 2019-03-21 Comp. SB subst.
• 2019-03-28 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2019-04-01 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2019-04-02 Transmitted to Governor for action.
• 2019-04-09 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2019-04-15 Pub. Ch. 117
• 2019-04-15 Effective date(s) 04/09/2019
• 2019-04-15 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 117

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6c2a1ae7-a050-4500-90e3-59dbd99fd4aa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).