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

HB 1954: Opioids - As enacted, adds that a healthcare provider who subcontracts through the contracted healthcare vendor with the department of correction may prescribe a buprenorphine product for the treatment of opioid use disorder if other certain listed criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63.

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 1954 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Opioids - As enacted, adds that a healthcare provider who subcontracts through the contracted healthcare vendor with the department of correction may prescribe a buprenorphine product for the treatment of opioid use disorder if other certain listed criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63. Primary sponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 677.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Esther Helton-HaynesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 677
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/23/2026
  4. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026
  7. No Action Taken
  8. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026
  9. Action def. in Health Committee to 3/10/2026
  10. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026
  11. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
  12. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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