Opioids - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare prescriber to prescribe an opioid antagonist for purposes related to the potential for drug-related overdose, not just opioid-related overdose; permits certain government and non-governmental entities to prescribe and store an opioid antagonist for the purpose of providing the antagonist to a person at-risk of overdose or likely to assist a person experiencing overdose; makes various other changes regarding prescribing and usage of opioid antagonists. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Mar 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House Mar 10, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0583)
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/3/2022
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0492)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/2/2022
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/16/2022
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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