The People's Ledger
← All Tennessee bills

HB1550Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5, relative to epinephrine.

Passed

Introduced by Elaine Davis, District 18

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

As enacted, expands the prescribed forms of epinephrine that an LEA or nonpublic school is authorized to administer when a student is believed to be experiencing a life-threatening allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any prescribed form of epinephrine, not just epinephrine auto-injectors. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

May 15, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration · April 21, 2026

33

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

33 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Adam Lowe1Yes
Tom Hatcher2Yes
Rusty Crowe3Yes
Robert Harshbarger4Yes
Randy McNally5Yes
Becky Massey6Yes
Richard Briggs7Yes
Jessie Seal8Yes
Steve Southerland9Yes
Todd Gardenhire10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/10/2026

  7. Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 2/17/2026

  8. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  9. Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to Next Available Calendar

  10. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  12. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  13. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

  14. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  15. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  16. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  17. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  18. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  19. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  20. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  21. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  22. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  23. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  24. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  25. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0820)

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  29. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  30. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  31. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0498)

  32. Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  33. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  34. Signed by H. Speaker

  35. Signed by Senate Speaker

  36. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  37. Signed by Governor.

  38. Pub. Ch. 947

  39. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.