Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires a healthcare prescriber to offer a prescription for an opioid antagonist, or another drug approved for complete or partial reversal of an opioid overdose event, to each patient prescribed an opioid, if certain conditions are present; authorizes imposition of civil penalty against a person who violates the requirement to offer such a drug; provides exception for opioid prescriptions to palliative care patients. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63.
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 31, 2022
Signed May 25, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2022 · House Apr 25, 2022
How they voted
27–1
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 27, 2022
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
23
Committee
23
Amendments
1
May 25, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0851)
lower
Apr 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 32, PNV 1
lower
Apr 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
lower
Apr 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/13/2022
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2022
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/30/2022
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/22/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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