2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0693: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 56, Chapter 32 and Title 63, Chapter 10, relative to pharmacy.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, makes certain changes to the practice of pharmacy, including removing the present prohibition on requiring a patient to pay an administrative fee for pharmacist-provided hormonal contraceptives when the patient is insured or covered and receives a pharmacy benefit that covers the cost of the hormonal contraceptives. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 56, Chapter 32 and Title 63, Chapter 10.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/25/2025
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/4/25
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 68

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/4/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2/19/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/4/202563.8 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/3/20258.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/15/2025117.3 KB