Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, authorizes a pharmacist in this state to dispense, in good faith, to a patient without proper authorization or a valid prescription the number of dosages of a prescription drug necessary to allow the patient to secure proper authorization or a valid prescription from the patient's prescriber; limits the amount of a prescription drug dispensed under this amendment to a 20-day supply. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 58 and Title 63, Chapter 10.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 18, 2018
Signed Apr 2, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2018 · House Mar 12, 2018
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 8, 2018
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 2, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0762)
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0669)
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/28/2018
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
upper
Feb 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/21/2018
upper
Jan 31, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/7/2018
upper
Jan 31, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/7/2018
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 1/31/2018
upper
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 18, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Jan 18, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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