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

Tennessee SB 428

Opioids - As enacted, authorizes an insurer, for purposes of group insurance plans offered to state employees, to adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL); requires the insurer to ensure that a non-opioid drug approved by the U.S. food and drug administration for the treatment or management of pain is not disadvantaged or discouraged with respect to coverage relative to an opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain on the PDL. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Reeves

Summary

Text versions

• Current Version
• Amendment SA0297
• Amendment HA0087

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 27, 2026, 8:04 AM.

Actions

• Apr 28, 2025 · Legislature
  Comp. became Pub. Ch. 278
• Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
  Companion House Bill substituted
• Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
  Sponsor(s) Added.
• Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
• Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
  Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
• Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
• Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
  Sponsor(s) Added.
• Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
  Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
• Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
  Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
  Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
• Jan 28, 2025 · Senate
  Filed for introduction