Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, makes various changes concerning the prescription of certain Scheduled controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 4.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Apr 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2019 · House Mar 28, 2019
How they voted
30–1
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 21, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0035)
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0110)
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
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
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shane Reeves
RRepublican
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