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TN HB 1968

died on adjournment

Opioids - As enacted, adds Alvogen, Inc., Apotex Corp., and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. to the list of companies that may be released by the attorney general for pending or future claims regarding opioids. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 33.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2026-02-02
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 888
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Farmerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-22

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-02

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-04

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  4. 2026-02-04

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-04

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-11

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  7. 2026-02-11

    Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/18/2026

  8. 2026-02-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-25

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026

  10. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  11. 2026-03-04

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026

  12. 2026-03-11

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

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-03-25

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

  15. 2026-04-01

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

  16. 2026-04-01

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-07

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  19. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026

  20. 2026-04-13

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026

  21. 2026-04-13

    Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  22. 2026-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  23. 2026-05-18

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 888

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-02-18 · pass · 8-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/11/2026 Passed

    2026-03-11 · pass · 16-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 13-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-07 · pass · 27-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/9/2026 (1)

    2026-04-09 · fail · 0-0

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