Mental Illness - As enacted, requires the department of finance and administration, in consultation with the department of mental health and substance abuse services and the division of TennCare, to develop and administer a grant program to assist sheriffs who are required by law to transport persons who have been certified by a health care professional for transport to a hospital or treatment resource for a mental health examination to determine whether the person should be involuntarily admitted; authorizes hospitals and treatment resources to conduct a mental health examination to determine whether a person should be involuntarily admitted via telehealth services. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 42; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 13, Chapter 26; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 33, Chapter 6; Title 33, Chapter 7; Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed Jun 3, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2019 · House Apr 22, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
May 1, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
27
Committee
27
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/29/2019
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/30/2019
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/30/2019
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/25/2019
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/29/2019
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/25/2019
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/24/2019
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/24/2019
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0387)
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/16/2019
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee of Health Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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