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SB2533 • 2026

Drugs, Prescription

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 38 and Title 41, relative to mental health.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Haile, Williams
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 960
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.

Drugs, Prescription

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS # 1 AND 2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1816, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS # 1 AND 2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1816, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require the Tennessee opioid abatement council to allocate funds held in the opioid abatement fund as outlined below.
  • From amounts that are not required to be disbursed to the counties pursuant to present law, this amendment provides it is the legislative intent that the council must allocate: (1) $12,300,000 to the bureau of TennCare to be distributed in the amount of $4,100,000 per year in fiscal years 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2028-2029 for the purpose of supplementing the per member per month adult mobile crisis payments paid to the nonpr ofit community behavioral health provider contracted entities that provide mobile crisis services across this state for TennCare enrollees.
  • (2) $25,000,000 to the department of mental health and substance abuse services in fiscal year 2026-2027 for the purpose of funding crisis, residential, and inpatient treatment services for uninsured individuals with co-occurring mental health and subst ance use disorders.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB1816

Plain English: House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1816 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2533 House Bill No.
  • 1816* HA0996 016916 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to HB1816

Plain English: House Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.

  • House Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB1816 Hicks G Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2533 House Bill No.
  • 1816* HA1150 017828 - 1 - by deleting the language "enrollees; and" in subdivision (t)(1)(A) of SECTION 1 and substituting "enrollees.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2533

Plain English: Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2533 Gardenhire Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2533 House Bill No.
  • 1816* SA0830 015790 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to SB2533

Plain English: Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.
  • 2 to SB2533 Watson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2533 House Bill No.
  • 1816* SA1078 016916 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 3-0 to SB2533

Plain English: Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 2 Amendment No.

  • Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 2 Amendment No.
  • 3 to SB2533 Watson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2533 House Bill No.
  • 1816* SA1079 017828 - 1 - by deleting the language "enrollees; and" in subdivision (t)(1)(A) of SECTION 1 and substituting "enrollees.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 960

  2. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 960

  4. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2026-04-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  11. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0

  12. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0830)

  13. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA1079)

  14. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1078)

  15. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  16. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026

  17. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/23/2026

  18. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  19. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  20. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  21. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0

  23. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1150)

  24. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0996)

  25. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0

  26. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  27. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  28. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  32. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  34. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  35. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  37. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  38. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0

  39. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  40. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2026

  41. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  42. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  43. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  44. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  45. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  46. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  47. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  48. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  49. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  50. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  51. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  52. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  53. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS # 1 AND 2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1816, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require the Tennessee opioid abatement council to allocate funds held in the opioid abatement fund as outlined below.

From amounts that are not required to be disbursed to the counties pursuant to present law, this amendment provides it is the legislative intent that the council must allocate:

(1) $12,300,000 to the bureau of TennCare to be distributed in the amount of $4,100,000 per year in fiscal years 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2028-2029 for the purpose of supplementing the per member per month adult mobile crisis payments paid to the nonpr
ofit community behavioral health provider contracted entities that provide mobile crisis services across this state for TennCare enrollees.

(2) $25,000,000 to the department of mental health and substance abuse services in fiscal year 2026-2027 for the purpose of funding crisis, residential, and inpatient treatment services for uninsured individuals with co-occurring mental health and subst
ance use disorders. Funds must be used to expand access, capacity, and stabilization services for such population.

For amounts paid into the opioid abatement fund on or after July 1, 2026, and not allocated pursuant to the above allocations, this amendment requires 10% of the funds available to the council, after accounting for proceeds required to be disbursed to th
e counties pursuant to present law, to be allocated to the department of mental health and substance abuse services for deposit into a separate account within the opioid abatement fund. Amounts in this account must be used exclusively for the purposes se
t
forth in (2) above. Disbursements to this account must be made at the time county disbursements are made.

Funds allocated pursuant to this amendment must supplement and not supplant existing state appropriations for behavioral health and substance use disorder services. Additionally, such allocations must not reduce, offset, or otherwise affect the distribu
tion of proceeds to counties or municipalities from opioid settlements.

AMENDMENT #2
provides that is the legislative intent that the bureau of TennCare will consult with the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations on the formula to be utilized in the distribution of the $12,300,000 allocation to the bureau of TennCare as req
uired by AMENDMENT #1.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1816
By Williams

SENATE BILL 2533
By Haile
SB2533
010428
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33;
Title 38 and Title 41, relative to mental health.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as "The Isbill Act."
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) The Tennessee peace officer standards and training (POST) commission
shall adopt guidelines and materials instructing law enforcement officers on the criteria
for emergency and nonemergency involuntary admissions to inpatient treatment, as
described in title 33, chapter 6, parts 4 and 5.
(b) Each law enforcement officer shall undergo annual training on the adopted
guidelines and materials as described in subsection (a).
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41, Chapter 7, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) The board shall adopt guidelines and materials instructing correctional
personnel on the criteria for emergency and nonemergency involuntary admissions to
inpatient treatment, as described in title 33, chapter 6, parts 4 and 5.
(b) Each correctional personnel shall undergo annual training on the adopted
guidelines and materials as described in subsection (a).
SECTION 4. This act takes effect July 1, 2027, the public welfare requiring it.