Health Care - As enacted, authorizes medical laboratory directors to monitor personnel remotely; creates exceptions to the Tennessee Medical Laboratory Act for pharmacies and private laboratories; revises other provisions of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 29.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 19, 2021
Signed May 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2021 · House May 4, 2021
How they voted
30–1
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 12, 2021
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
20
Committee
20
Amendments
1
May 25, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 4, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0088)
upper
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 19, PNV 0
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0087)
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/7/2021
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2021
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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