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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
2026-03-18
Official status
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0
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

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB1949

Plain English: The amendment adds new rules for nonprofit organizations to receive advance payments from grants awarded for opioid abatement and remediation efforts.

  • Adds new subsections (b) and (c) to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 33-11-105, allowing the council to approve advance payments of up to four months' worth of employee salaries, benefits, and taxes for nonprofit organizations working on opioid abatement and remediation.
  • Specifies that an organization must be recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt entity under § 501(c)(3) and have an annual operating budget of no more than $500,000 to qualify for advance payments.
  • The amendment does not specify all details about how the council will review and approve these requests or what happens if a nonprofit organization is denied an advance payment.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2179

Plain English: The amendment adds new rules for nonprofit organizations to receive advance payments from grant contracts awarded for opioid abatement and remediation efforts.

  • Adds new subsections (b) and (c) to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 33-11-105, allowing the council to approve advance payments of up to four months' worth of employee salaries, benefits, and taxes for nonprofit organizations working on opioid abatement and remediation.
  • Specifies that an organization must be recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt entity under § 501(c)(3) and have an annual operating budget of no more than $500,000 to qualify for advance payments.
  • The amendment does not specify all details about how the council will review or approve these requests, leaving some aspects unclear.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  3. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  4. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  5. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  7. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  8. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  9. 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

  10. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  11. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  12. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  16. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  18. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  19. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  20. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  22. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  23. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  24. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  25. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  26. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill 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.