Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, authorizes a medication aid to administer oral or topical medications prescribed with a nursing designation authorizing or requiring administration on an as-needed basis, regardless of whether a nursing assessment of the patient has been completed by a licensed nurse before administration; removes the prohibition against a medication aide administering medications delivered by aerosol/nebulizers or metered hand-held inhalers without spacers. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 31, 2024
Signed Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2024 · House Mar 25, 2024
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 1, 2024
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0710)
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2024
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 3/21/2024
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/13/2024
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/13/2024
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2024
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clark Boyd
RRepublican
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