Tennessee · 114
HB 1972
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, clarifies that if marijuana is rescheduled or deleted as a controlled substance under federal law, the commissioner is prohibited from rescheduling or deleting marijuana under state law, unless the general assembly has established a regulatory framework for marijuana and authorized the commissioner to reschedule or delete marijuana as a controlled substance. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 24; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 57; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
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Summary AI-generated
Tennessee HB 1972 clarifies that the commissioner of the Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services is prohibited from rescheduling or deleting marijuana under state law if it is rescheduled or deleted federally, unless the general assembly has established a regulatory framework and authorized such action. The bill amends multiple titles of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
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Sponsors
- Andrew Farmer Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026… | lower | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 13, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee… | lower | pass | 0 | 0 | 3 | Apr 7, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee… | lower | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 31, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee… | lower | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 25, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |