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type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, adds tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine, and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine, as a schedule II controlled substance; specifies that a violation of the offense of knowingly possessing or casually exchanging a controlled substance (unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice), will be a Class A misdemeanor with respect to a person knowingly possessing or casually exchanging, tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4."
description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, adds tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine, and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine, as a schedule II controlled substance; specifies that a violation of the offense of knowingly possessing or casually exchanging a controlled substance (unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice), will be a Class A misdemeanor with respect to a person knowingly possessing or casually exchanging, tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1997"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1997 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled Substances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Cochran"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bf23d6d-ffcf-4211-94e7-a44e88e56fd4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1997&GA=112"
source_hash: "85f4c0abb3efae6a57e20b6588aa7e6b6ba03c9816d800ee00064083b57e3ae4"
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 1997 (112) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, adds tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine, and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine, as a schedule II controlled substance; specifies that a violation of the offense of knowingly possessing or casually exchanging a controlled substance (unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice), will be a Class A misdemeanor with respect to a person knowingly possessing or casually exchanging, tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0731** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0731.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA1020.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0904** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0904.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1997.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **900** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/6/2022 Passed (1) — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/20/2022 Passed — **310** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/16/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/26/2022 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/9/2022 — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bell — primary (person)
- Cochran — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed behind the budget
- **2022-04-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0904)
- **2022-04-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1020) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0731) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-05-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-06-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-06** Pub. Ch. 1135
- **2022-06-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1135
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9bf23d6d-ffcf-4211-94e7-a44e88e56fd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).