Abuse - As enacted, requires the executive director of the commission on aging and disability to establish within the commission a public guardian working group; requires background checks for persons who volunteer in a position that involves providing direct contact with or direct responsibility for a service recipient in facility or service licensed under the Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and/or Treatment, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Personal Support Services Licensure Law; revises and adds other provisions regarding vulnerable persons. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 34; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 68 and Title 71.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 2, 2017
Signed May 18, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2017 · House May 5, 2017
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
May 1, 2017
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
19
Committee
19
Amendments
1
May 18, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 5, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0368)
upper
May 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
May 2, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
May 2, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/2/2017
lower
May 2, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
May 2, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
lower
May 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0483)
upper
May 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/19/2017
lower
Apr 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/18/2017
upper
Apr 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass if am; ref to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/18/2017
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/11/2017
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Criminal
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rusty Crowe
RRepublican
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