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

SB 299: Boards and Commissions - As enacted, changes the qualifications for membership on the medical cannabis commission to include a patient caregiver and a subject matter expert with knowledge of how cannabis is cultivated, processed, shipped, distributed, or prescribed for medical use; specifies that the recommendations made by the commission to the general assembly may include policy recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7.

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 299 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Boards and Commissions - As enacted, changes the qualifications for membership on the medical cannabis commission to include a patient caregiver and a subject matter expert with knowledge of how cannabis is cultivated, processed, shipped, distributed, or prescribed for medical use; specifies that the recommendations made by the commission to the general assembly may include policy recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7. Primary sponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Pub. Ch. 209.

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
Ferrell HailePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“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. 209
  2. Effective date(s) 04/15/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. Signed by Senate Speaker
  6. Signed by H. Speaker
  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  8. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  9. Subst. for comp. HB.
  10. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0182)
  11. Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 2, PNV 0
  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0006)

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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