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type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, expands the definition of drug paraphernalia to include pill press devices and pieces of a pill press device, unless the pill press device or piece is used by a person or entity that lawfully possesses drug products in the course of legitimate business activities, including a pharmacy or pharmacist licensed by the board of pharmacy; a wholesale drug distributor, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy; and a manufacturer of drug products, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63."
description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, expands the definition of drug paraphernalia to include pill press devices and pieces of a pill press device, unless the pill press device or piece is used by a person or entity that lawfully possesses drug products in the course of legitimate business activities, including a pharmacy or pharmacist licensed by the board of pharmacy; a wholesale drug distributor, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy; and a manufacturer of drug products, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1802"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1802 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled Substances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth", "Reeves"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-18"
last_action: "2022-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e84469d9-4c78-4da6-92a3-85c8e6d51f30"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1802&GA=112"
source_hash: "1682ea25d98b1c829d29866f1be7bc52d6d64fa6537f2b5cb8f8f141b4f398eb"
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 1802 (112) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, expands the definition of drug paraphernalia to include pill press devices and pieces of a pill press device, unless the pill press device or piece is used by a person or entity that lawfully possesses drug products in the course of legitimate business activities, including a pharmacy or pharmacist licensed by the board of pharmacy; a wholesale drug distributor, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy; and a manufacturer of drug products, or its agents, licensed by the board of pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0501** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0501.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0645** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0645.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1802.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022 2/17/2022 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/16/2022 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/9/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/2/2022 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Passed (1) — **801** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lamberth — primary (person)
- Reeves — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-19** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-20** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-01-24** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/2/2022
- **2022-02-02** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/9/2022
- **2022-02-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/17/2022
- **2022-02-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-02-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0501) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0645)
- **2022-03-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-03-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 804
- **2022-04-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 804
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e84469d9-4c78-4da6-92a3-85c8e6d51f30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).