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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1949: Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, requires that monies from the opioid abatement fund that are disbursed to nonprofit organizations for statewide, regional, or local opioid abatement and remediation purposes be disbursed as a combination of advance payment and reimbursement grants. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 13 and Title 33, Chapter 11.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1949 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, requires that monies from the opioid abatement fund that are disbursed to nonprofit organizations for statewide, regional, or local opioid abatement and remediation purposes be disbursed as a combination of advance payment and reimbursement grants. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 13 and Title 33, Chapter 11. Primary sponsor: Harold Love (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2026): Held on desk.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harold LovePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Held on desk.
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  7. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026
  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
  9. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  10. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  11. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
  12. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source