Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, requires licensure as a healthcare professional for a person to competently treat a mental health disorder; creates certain exemptions; provides for an action to recover damages. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed May 10, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2019 · House Apr 22, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 17, 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
38
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
2
May 10, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 1 (Amendment 2 - HA0448)
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0334)
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0448)
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 4, PNV 0
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0295)
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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