Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB0065 Latest Draft

Bill / Draft Version Filed 01/31/2025

                             
HOUSE BILL 243 
 By Lafferty 
 
SENATE BILL 65 
By Jackson 
 
 
SB0065 
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, 
Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, relative to the 
department of mental health and substance abuse 
services. 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: 
 SECTION 1.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-246(a), is amended by deleting 
subdivision (18). 
 SECTION 2.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-250(a), is amended by inserting 
the following as a new subdivision: 
 ( )  Department of mental health and substance abuse services, created by ยงยง 4-
3-101 and 4-3-1601; 
 SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.