Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires hospitals, clinics, and persons, including doctors and nurses, who are called upon to render aid to a person suffering from the effects of a fatal drug overdose to report the drug overdose to the appropriate chief of police or sheriff and district attorney general, to the extent allowed by state and federal law. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Signed May 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2022 · House Apr 25, 2022
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Apr 27, 2022
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
22
Committee
18
Amendments
1
May 27, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0931)
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0842)
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5, PNV 1
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0931)
lower
Apr 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 4/13/2022
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/13/2022
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/6/2022
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2022
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2022
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/30/2022
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
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