SB2179 • 2026

Public Funds and Financing

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 13 and Title 33, Chapter 11, relative to disbursements.

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Sponsor: Yager, Love
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how reimbursement grants will be allocated or managed, leaving some aspects open to interpretation.

Changes to Opioid Abatement Fund Distribution

This bill requires that funds from the opioid abatement fund be distributed as both advance payments and reimbursement grants when given to nonprofit organizations for opioid-related work.

What This Bill Does

Requires that funds disbursed from the opioid abatement fund to nonprofits must be split into advance payment grants and reimbursement grants.

Who It Names or Affects

Nonprofit organizations receiving funds from the opioid abatement fund
The state government managing the distribution of these funds

Terms To Know

Opioid Abatement Fund: A special fund used to help reduce and manage problems caused by opioids.
Reimbursement Grants: Money given back after expenses are paid, based on proof of costs incurred.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill specifies that advance payment grants should comprise approximately fifty percent (50%) of the grant funds but does not provide exact percentages.
It is unclear how the remaining fifty percent will be allocated between reimbursement grants and other forms of disbursement.

Amendments

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HA0770

Amendment 1-0 to HB1949

Plain English: House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
1 to HB1949 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
2179 House Bill No.
1949* HA0770 015039 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

SA0772

Amendment 1-0 to SB2179

Plain English: Senate Health and Welfare 1 Amendment No.

Senate Health and Welfare 1 Amendment No.
1 to SB2179 Crowe Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
2179 House Bill No.
1949* SA0772 015039 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026
2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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HOUSE BILL 1949
By Love

SENATE BILL 2179
By Yager
SB2179
009217
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9,
Chapter 4, Part 13 and Title 33, Chapter 11,
relative to disbursements.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 33-11-105, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection (b) and redesignating the existing subsection (b) as
subsection (c):
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, funds approved to be disbursed to a
nonprofit organization for statewide, regional, or local opioid abatement and remediation
purposes must be disbursed as a combination of advance payment and reimbursement
grants. It is the legislative intent that the advance payment grants comprise
approximately fifty percent (50%) of the grant funds disbursed to the nonprofit
organization and be used for recurring expenses, including employee wages and
salaries.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.