Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, creates provisions related to prescribing buprenorphine. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Jan 28, 2020
Signed Jul 15, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2020 · House Jun 9, 2020
How they voted
26–3
Passed
Total votes 29
Jun 11, 2020
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican24
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
18
Committee
17
Amendments
1
Jul 15, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 4
upper
Jun 10, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Jun 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0808)
lower
Jun 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0
lower
Jun 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
lower
Jun 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
May 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 6/2/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2020
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2020
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee to 3/11/2020
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2020
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/4/2020
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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