Tennessee · House Bill 2897 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71, relative to prescription drugs.

HB 2897 Sponsored by Sabi 'Doc' Kumar Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 13, 2024
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, encourages a person authorized to dispense prescription drugs, after a request to fill or renew a prescription drug and prior to the point of sale, to make reasonable efforts to notify the person for whom the prescription drug is being filled of the lowest available cost of the drug, including a generic alternative, under a prescription discount or rebate plan, program, or card, or through a different manufacturer, compounder, or supplier, that is available to the person. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
  4. CommitteeRef. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
  5. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · House Health Subcommittee
  6. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/27/2024 · House Health Subcommittee
  7. HouseAction Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/12/2024
  8. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 · House Health Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
  10. CommitteePlaced on cal. Health Committee for 3/20/2024 · House Health Committee
  11. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  12. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2024 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  13. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2024
  1. HouseReset on next avail. cal.
  2. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  3. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024
  4. HouseReset on next avail. cal.
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2024
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 854

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 3 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.