Tennessee Senate Bill 691

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-02 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, removes the "within 10 days after January 1, 2015" factor from the requirement that each medical practitioner, unless the practitioner meets an exception, must ensure that the undispensed inventory of opioids and benzodiazepines purchased under the prescriber's drug enforcement administration number for dispensing is returned to a licensed third party reverse distributor or turned into local law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 20; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 20; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to drugs.

Sen. Shane Reeves [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-02	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2023-01-30	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-26	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0266 (Crossfiled) 2023-01-21 - P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0691&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0691.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0266.pdf