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HB2137 • 2026

Controlled Substances

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 39; Title 43; Title 53; Title 57; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to cannabis.

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Sponsor
Terry, Walley
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about updates to other sections of the law beyond changing the reporting deadline for medical cannabis.

Changing Cannabis Reporting Deadline

This bill changes the deadline for the medical cannabis commission to submit its annual report from January 1 to January 15.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for the medical cannabis commission to submit its annual report from January 1 to January 15.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The medical cannabis commission

Terms To Know

Medical Cannabis Commission
A group responsible for overseeing and reporting on medical cannabis regulations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify other changes to the laws about cannabis.
  • It is unclear what specific details will be in the new report due to the change in deadline.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2217
By Walley

HOUSE BILL 2137
By Terry
HB2137
011926
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29; Title 39; Title 43; Title 53; Title 57;
Title 67 and Title 68, relative to cannabis.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-7-109(d), is amended by deleting
"January 1" and substituting "January 15".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.