Health Care - As enacted, establishes certain requirements and procedures to be followed when a patient who is an inpatient at a healthcare facility, or seeking services from emergency department, expresses to a healthcare provider a recent threat or attempt at suicide or infliction of bodily harm to themselves. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed Apr 28, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2021 · House Apr 12, 2021
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 7, 2021
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
18
Committee
17
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0213)
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0199)
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/23/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/2/2021
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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