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Tennessee Senate · Apr 1, 2026

SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 4/1/2026 Passed (1)

Result: pass

SB 2556: Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that a substance that is approved by the U.S. food and drug administration and designated or scheduled under federal law by a final order published in the Federal Register is generally considered to be in the same schedule as such substance is designated or scheduled under the federal schedule of controlled substances after the expiration of 30 days from the date of publication of the final order; authorizes a licensed healthcare prescriber who is authorized to prescribe controlled substances to prescribe a drug product that has been so scheduled if certain other criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

Totals

YeaNot votingNay
Democratic100
Republican710
Total810

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Rusty Crowe(Republican)Yea
Ferrell Haile(Republican)Yea
Bobby Harshbarger(Republican)Yea
Joey Hensley(Republican)Yea
Ed Jackson(Republican)Yea
Becky Massey(Republican)Yea
Lee Reeves(Republican)Yea
Bo Watson(Republican)Not voting
Jeff Yarbro(Democratic)Yea