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type: "Bill"
title: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to accept allegations of opioid abuse or diversion and to publicize a means of reporting allegations of such; prohibits civil liability for or firing of a person who reports suspected abuse or diversion. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 63."
description: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to accept allegations of opioid abuse or diversion and to publicize a means of reporting allegations of such; prohibits civil liability for or firing of a person who reports suspected abuse or diversion. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2004"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2004 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile", "Terry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-29"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82e800b4-85ed-4799-8f9f-69ab29bfc44b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2004&GA=110"
source_hash: "3764d6cbb7ce6ee78199bedb3f18404283aa792c983854dd6ac6b6e9830f4917"
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 2004 (110) — Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to accept allegations of opioid abuse or diversion and to publicize a means of reporting allegations of such; prohibits civil liability for or firing of a person who reports suspected abuse or diversion. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 63.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2004.pdf)
## Votes
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/13/2018 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **940** (fail) · lower
- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/27/2018 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018 3/15/2018 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/7/2018 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/21/2018 (6) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **290** (fail) · upper
## Sponsors
- Haile — primary (person)
- Terry — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-29** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-13** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0733) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0818)
- **2018-03-26** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-03-26** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** Pub. Ch. 675
- **2018-04-17** Effective date(s) 01/01/2019
- **2018-04-17** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 675
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82e800b4-85ed-4799-8f9f-69ab29bfc44b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).