Employees, Employers - As enacted, prohibits a medical review officer from considering prescriptions issued more than six months prior to a positive confirmed drug result for purposes of determining a valid prescription and immunity from actions authorized for employers to take against employees and job applicants following such a result under drug-free workplace program. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 50.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Signed May 10, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2019 · House Apr 30, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
May 1, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
1
May 10, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0145)
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0145)
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/18/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/25/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Employee Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Employee Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Esther Helton-Haynes
RRepublican
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