2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1239: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 41; Title 53 and Title 63, relative to healthcare prescribers.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, authorizes certain prescribing physician assistants and nurse practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine products for the treatment of opioid use disorder when the physician assistant or nurse practitioner is employed by or contracts with a state correctional facility or county or municipal jail, and certain other conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 41; Title 53 and Title 63.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Health Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0252)
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/7/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0095)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4
Senate
4/8/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Signed by Governor.

Amendments

HA0252

Amendment 1-0 to HB1239

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/7/2025
92
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/7/2025
27
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/1/2025
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
3/19/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/20258.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/19/2025116.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/19/2025113.7 KB