After back-and-forth heated debates for the last two months on how to curb the production of meth in Tennessee, a proposal is one step closer to a state House vote.

A bill that would require all pharmacies in Tennessee to log the sales of products containing pseudoephedrine into an electronic database passed out of the House Human Resources Subcommittee Tuesday morning.

"I'm hopeful this is going to work," said Rep. David Hawk, R-Greeneville, who sponsored the bill.

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