Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes

Primary HB 778

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Abortion - As introduced, limits the offense of criminal abortion to only apply to elective abortions; defines elective abortion as any abortion that is not medically necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

In committee Mar 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJR 318

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Wes Williams -

Signed into law Mar 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 777

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Health Care - As introduced, allows the submission of applications for licenses, permits, and certificates by emergency medical services personnel, and applicable fees, before the expiration date of the license, permit, or certificate to extend the license's, permit's or certificate's period up to 65 days, instead of 60 days, to allow administrative processing. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 68.

In committee Mar 7, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJR 183

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Sports - Boyd Buchanan School boys' wrestling team, TSSAA Division II, Class A-AA duals wrestling state champions -

Signed into law Mar 2, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1296

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Birth Control - As introduced, requires the department of health to provide voluntary reversible long-acting contraception to women at no charge. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1.

In committee Feb 9, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1001

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

TennCare - As introduced, adds the legislative librarian as a party to whom the bureau must send a copy of its annual report that describes the nature and purpose of requests to utilize data from the all payer claims database that were submitted to the bureau or the health information committee. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.

Introduced Feb 2, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 963

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Finance and Administration, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, to provide the annual report on the pharmacy benefits manager's compliance with any state pharmacy benefits management contract to the chairs of the commerce and labor committee of the senate and the insurance committee of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 38; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.

Introduced Feb 2, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 780

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Health Care - As introduced, requires the accounting of long-term care expenditures for nursing facility services; home and community-based services made under the CHOICES long-term healthcare program; and employment and Community First CHOICES services under a waiver amendment to the TennCare II demonstration, provided by the bureau of TennCare to the general assembly and interested persons, to include prior fiscal year actual expenditures and projected current fiscal year expenditures no later than January 15 of each year, instead of February 1 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.

Introduced Feb 2, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 775

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, requires the Tennessee wine and grape board to submit its annual report on the wine industry and viticulture in this state and on current and future activities of the board to the governor, the commissioner of finance and administration, the chair of the agriculture and natural resources committee of the house of representatives, and the chair of the energy, agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate by February 1 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3.

Introduced Feb 2, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 109

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Health Care - As introduced, increases the number of days a heathcare provider has to furnish a patient's medical records to a patient from 10 to 20 working days from the date of the patient's request. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track