HB 37

  • Tennessee House Bill
  • 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
  • Introduced in House Mar 26, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 24, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 07, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Apr 24, 2025

Opioids - As enacted, authorizes an insurer, for purposes of group insurance plans offered to state employees, to adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL); requires the insurer to ensure that a non-opioid drug approved by the U.S. food and drug administration for the treatment or management of pain is not disadvantaged or discouraged with respect to coverage relative to an opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain on the PDL. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Votes


Actions


Apr 28, 2025

House

Pub. Ch. 278

House

Effective date(s) 01/01/2026

Apr 24, 2025

House

Signed by Governor.

Apr 16, 2025

House

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker

Apr 10, 2025

House

Signed by H. Speaker

Apr 08, 2025

House

Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

Apr 07, 2025

House

Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

House

Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0297)

Senate

Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 1

Mar 26, 2025

House

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Mar 25, 2025

House

Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

Mar 24, 2025

House

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0087)

House

Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 19, PNV 0

Mar 20, 2025

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025

Mar 19, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

Mar 12, 2025

House

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

Mar 05, 2025

House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

House

Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

Feb 26, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

Jan 28, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

Jan 16, 2025

House

Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

Jan 15, 2025

House

P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

Jan 14, 2025

House

Intro., P1C.

Dec 16, 2024

House

Filed for introduction

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Current Version PDF
Amendment HA0087 PDF
Amendment SA0297 PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Memo for HA0087 (4531)
Fiscal Note

Sources

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