TN HB 1959
died on adjournmentPharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, enacts the "Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act." - Amends TCA Title 63.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 1959 pass?
No. TN HB 1959 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1111
What is TN HB 1959 about?
TN HB 1959 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, enacts the "Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act." - Amends TCA Title 63.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 1959?
Scarbrough is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1959.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1111
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Scarbroughprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-22
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-02
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-04
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-04
P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Reassigned to Insurance Committee - Government Operations for Review
2026-02-18
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-25
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
2026-02-25
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-04
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/10/2026
2026-03-04
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-09
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-10
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-10
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/16/2026
2026-03-16
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-18
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
2026-03-25
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
2026-03-25
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/1/2026
2026-04-01
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
2026-04-01
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/8/2026
2026-04-08
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
2026-04-08
Placed behind the budget
2026-04-15
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
2026-04-15
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-15
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
2026-04-15
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-15
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
2026-04-16
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
2026-04-21
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-04-21
Comp. SB subst.
2026-05-27
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1111
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Votes
INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (4)
2026-03-04 · pass · 5-2
HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/10/2026 Passed
2026-03-10 · pass · 16-3
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/16/2026 Passed
2026-03-16 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (1)
- McKenzie: not voting
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (3)
2026-04-15 · pass · 11-0
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (2)
2026-04-15 · pass · 24-0
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (1)
2026-04-20 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2040
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