Public Health - As enacted, revises the distance parameter for the prohibition on a hypodermic syringe exchange program being operated within 2,000 feet of a school or park to make the parameter 1,000 feet in Nashville/Davidson County and in Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis. - Amends TCA Title 68.
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 30, 2018
Signed Apr 9, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2018 · House Mar 26, 2018
How they voted
23–2
Passed
Total votes 25
Mar 22, 2018
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 26, 2018
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0933)
upper
Mar 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H. Ayes 83, Nays 11, PNV 0
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0722)
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 2
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
lower
Mar 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/20/2018
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/7/2018
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 30, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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