republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/114/hb-2101.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drugs, Over the Counter - As enacted, increases the amount of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine a person may purchase in a one-year period from 43.2 grams to 61.2 grams; changes references to the \"National Precursor Log Exchange\" to the \"electronic sales tracking system\"; requires any manufacturer of an ephedrine or pseudoephedrine product that is sold in or into this state to, on a monthly basis, pay fees to the administrator of the electronic sales tracking system. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4."
description: "Drugs, Over the Counter - As enacted, increases the amount of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine a person may purchase in a one-year period from 43.2 grams to 61.2 grams; changes references to the \"National Precursor Log Exchange\" to the \"electronic sales tracking system\"; requires any manufacturer of an ephedrine or pseudoephedrine product that is sold in or into this state to, on a monthly basis, pay fees to the administrator of the electronic sales tracking system. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2101"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2101 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drugs", "Over the Counter"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc86ab5b-8eb0-4f47-b72b-9bdc9eca1ee6"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2101&ga=114"
source_hash: "556bb6e3526b9c968f76ab06c6c4afdb02678e4a338036c2ff2b71f70febe567"
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 HB 2101 (114) — Drugs, Over the Counter - As enacted, increases the amount of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine a person may purchase in a one-year period from 43.2 grams to 61.2 grams; changes references to the "National Precursor Log Exchange" to the "electronic sales tracking system"; requires any manufacturer of an ephedrine or pseudoephedrine product that is sold in or into this state to, on a monthly basis, pay fees to the administrator of the electronic sales tracking system. - 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 HA0870** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0870.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0826** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0826.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2101.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/9/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (4) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (3) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee 3/25/2026 Passed — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-25** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Rec. for pass. ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0870) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0826)
- **2026-04-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 880

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc86ab5b-8eb0-4f47-b72b-9bdc9eca1ee6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).