SB 550

ON MARCH 16, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND RESET SENATE BILL 550, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #2 makes the following changes:  Removes the requirement that the speaker must select the member from a list of three names submitted by the Prevention Alliance of Tennessee, with the member to be appointed by the speaker on or after July 1, 2025.  Changes the effective date of the bill from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026.  Clarifies that the bill only applies to appointments made on or after July 1, 2026. ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE FURTHER CONSIDERED SENATE BILL 550, AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT #2, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #3, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 550, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #3 rewrites the bill to (i) increase the number of members on the medical cannabis commission from nine to 10 and (ii) provide that the additional member must be a member who is a specialist in the area of substance abuse prevention and serve a s a nonvoting member.