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type: "Bill"
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title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, protects a person's statement regarding the use or possession of marijuana to certain licensed health providers that was made in the course or scope of the person's medical care for the purpose of obtaining medical advice on possible adverse effects of marijuana use in combination with other medications or medical treatment from being admissible as evidence in any criminal trial, hearing, or proceeding in which the person is a defendant; authorizes the person to expressly waive such protection. - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40; Title 63 and Title 68."
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description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, protects a person's statement regarding the use or possession of marijuana to certain licensed health providers that was made in the course or scope of the person's medical care for the purpose of obtaining medical advice on possible adverse effects of marijuana use in combination with other medications or medical treatment from being admissible as evidence in any criminal trial, hearing, or proceeding in which the person is a defendant; authorizes the person to expressly waive such protection. - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40; Title 63 and Title 68."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "113"
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identifier: "SB 859"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 859 (113)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Controlled Substances"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-01-31"
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last_action: "2023-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24742c84-335c-42f3-8fdb-51c45288c8a5"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0859&GA=113"
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source_hash: "f9dd6dc2460663e8aae09a5197fe59e40d5103cc9892ef6b8f8cadc98974cfd6"
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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 SB 859 (113) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, protects a person's statement regarding the use or possession of marijuana to certain licensed health providers that was made in the course or scope of the person's medical care for the purpose of obtaining medical advice on possible adverse effects of marijuana use in combination with other medications or medical treatment from being admissible as evidence in any criminal trial, hearing, or proceeding in which the person is a defendant; authorizes the person to expressly waive such protection. - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40; Title 63 and Title 68.
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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. **Amendment HA0338** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0338.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0117.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0859.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/7/2023 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/12/2023 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Reeves — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
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- **2023-02-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
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- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/7/2023
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- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
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- **2023-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
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- **2023-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2023-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2023-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0117)
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- **2023-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2023-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
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- **2023-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0338) `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2023-04-11** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/12/2023
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- **2023-04-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2023-04-12** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0338) `passage`
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- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
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- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 270
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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/24742c84-335c-42f3-8fdb-51c45288c8a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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