Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class D felony offense for entity or person who knowingly uses a communication or electronic device to obtain information concerning an elderly adult's medical condition or health, sends unsolicited or specifically refused medical supplies to the elderly adult, and files a claim or submits a bill with the state Medicare plan for reimbursement. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 5 and Title 71.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Signed May 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2019 · House Apr 22, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 30, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
12
Committee
9
May 21, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0400)
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 95, Nays 0 PNV 0
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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