Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires the commissioners of health and mental health and substance abuse services to produce guidelines on nonresidential buprenorphine treatment by January 1, 2018, and to annually update those guidelines. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Feb 8, 2017
Signed Apr 7, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2017 · House Mar 20, 2017
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 6, 2017
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Apr 7, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0095)
upper
Mar 20, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0094)
upper
Mar 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0095)
lower
Mar 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
lower
Mar 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass if am; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/14/2017
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/14/2017
lower
Mar 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0057)
upper
Mar 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/7/2017
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
upper
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ken Yager
RRepublican
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