Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the chief officer of a facility to notify certain persons within a certain time after the death of a person admitted to the facility; requires the department to strive to ensure at least a majority of the members of each regional citizen-based planning and policy council are former service recipients or family members of service recipients; makes other changes relative to mental health and substance abuse services. - Amends TCA Section 33-2-203; Section 33-2-901; Section 33-4-109 and Section 63-1-155.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Mar 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2021 · House Mar 15, 2021
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 15, 2021
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Mar 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/10/2021
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
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
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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