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HB2136 • 2026

Health, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medications approved by the federal food and drug administration.

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Sponsor
Terry, Reeves
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Health, Dept. of

ON APRIL 16, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2136, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 16, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2136, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #2 makes the following revisions:  Removes that if a compound, mixture, or preparation is approved by the United States food and drug administration (FDA) and is designated or scheduled by the federal drug enforcement administration pursuant to federal law and is not scheduled under state law as the approved compound, mixture, or preparation, then that compound, mixture, or preparation is deemed scheduled in the same schedule that the compound, mixture, or preparation is scheduled under the federal schedules of controlled substances.
  •  P rovide s , instead, if no objection is filed by the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services and the commissioner of health for a substance that is approved by the FDA and designated or scheduled under federal law by a final order published in the Federal Register, then the substance is considered to be in the same schedule as such substance is designated or scheduled under the federal schedule of controlled substances after the expiration of 30 days from the date of publication of the final order.
  • Any such designation or scheduling is effective immediately after the expiration of 30 days from the date of publication of the final order and is not contingent on the annual revision and republishing of schedules pursuant to present law.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2136

Plain English: House Health 1 Amendment No.

  • House Health 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2136 Terry Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2556 House Bill No.
  • 2136* HA0935 016270 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to HB2136

Plain English: House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB2136 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2556 House Bill No.
  • 2136* HA1053 017348 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2556

Plain English: Senate Health and Welfare 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Health and Welfare 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2556 Crowe Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2556 House Bill No.
  • 2136* SA0969 016270 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  2. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  3. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026

  5. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  6. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  8. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0

  10. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1053)

  11. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0935)

  12. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  13. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  14. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2026

  15. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  16. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  17. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  18. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  20. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1

  21. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee

  22. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026

  23. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/1/2026

  24. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/31/2026

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026

  26. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  27. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026

  28. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  29. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026

  30. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026

  31. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  32. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  33. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026

  34. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  35. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  36. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  37. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Health Committee - Judiciary Committee

  38. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2026

  39. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  40. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  41. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  42. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  43. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  44. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  45. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 16, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2136, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #2 makes the following revisions:



Removes that
if a compound, mixture, or preparation is approved by the United States food and drug administration
(FDA)
and
is
designated or scheduled by the federal drug enforcement administration pursuant to
federal law
and is not scheduled under
state law
as the approved compound, mixture, or preparation, then that compound, mixture, or preparation is deemed scheduled in the same schedule that the compound, mixture, or preparation is scheduled under the federal schedules of controlled substances.



P
rovide
s
, instead, if no objection is filed by the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services and the commissioner of health for a substance that is approved by the

FDA and designated or scheduled under federal law by a final order published in the Federal Register, then the substance is considered to be in the same schedule as such substance is designated or scheduled under the federal schedule of controlled substances after the expiration of 30 days from the date of publication of the final order. Any such designation or scheduling is effective immediately after the expiration of 30 days from the date of publication of the final order and is not contingent on the annual revision and republishing of schedules pursuant to present law.



Removes that the bill
does not expand or limit a healthcare prescriber's scope of practice or authorize the prescribing of a drug product in a manner inconsistent with state or federal law.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 2556
By Reeves

HOUSE BILL 2136
By Terry
HB2136
012114
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39;
Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to
medications approved by the federal food and
drug administration.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. On or before January 1, 2027, the department of health shall submit a
report of each medication approved by the federal food and drug administration (FDA) for the
purpose of women's health, including a synopsis of each medication, to the speaker of the
senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.