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TN HB 491

died on adjournment

Opioids - As enacted, adds Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Indivior Inc., Viatris Inc., and Purdue Pharma L.P. to the list of companies that may be released by the attorney general and reporter for pending or future claims regarding opioids. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 33.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 491 pass?

No. TN HB 491 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 (2025-05-13): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 302

What is TN HB 491 about?

TN HB 491 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Opioids - As enacted, adds Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Indivior Inc., Viatris Inc., and Purdue Pharma L.P. to the list of companies that may be released by the attorney general and reporter for pending or future claims regarding opioids. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 33.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 491?

Farmer is the primary sponsor of TN HB 491.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 302
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Farmerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-03

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  6. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025

  7. 2025-03-05

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

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-03-12

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025

  9. 2025-03-12

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025

  10. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  11. 2025-03-19

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025

  12. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  13. 2025-03-26

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  14. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  15. 2025-04-02

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  16. 2025-04-09

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  17. 2025-04-09

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

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-04-09

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-04-14

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025

  20. 2025-04-14

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-04-15

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  22. 2025-04-15

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

  23. 2025-04-15

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  25. 2025-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  26. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 302

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/5/2025 Passed (5)

    2025-03-05 · pass · 7-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (4)

    2025-04-09 · pass · 21-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-04-14 · pass · 11-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-15 · pass · 26-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 4/15/2025 (1)

    2025-04-16 · fail · 0-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0491&ga=114

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