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

SB 1146: Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires a county medical examiner to test for, and obtain certain information concerning, the presence of any drugs in a decedent in certain situations; requires the health science center to conduct certain studies regarding drug interactions and submit quarterly reports to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

Enacted 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

SB 1146 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires a county medical examiner to test for, and obtain certain information concerning, the presence of any drugs in a decedent in certain situations; requires the health science center to conduct certain studies regarding drug interactions and submit quarterly reports to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. Primary sponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Pub. Ch. 272.

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
Rusty CrowePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3

“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. Pub. Ch. 272
  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Signed by H. Speaker
  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker
  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  8. Subst. for comp. HB.
  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0253)
  10. Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 20, PNV 1
  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0259)

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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