Rep. Kevin Vaughan

Primary HB 269

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Medical Occupations - As introduced, reduces the number of days from 15 to 10 that the comptroller has to determine whether certain financing agreements to fund a medical school under the Medical School Authorities Act is in compliance with the guidelines, rules, and regulations of the state funding board. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 33; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

In committee Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 346

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Medical Occupations - As introduced, reduces the number of days from 15 to 10 that the comptroller has to determine whether certain financing agreements to fund a medical school under the Medical School Authorities Act is in compliance with the guidelines, rules, and regulations of the state funding board. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 33; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

In committee Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2486

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education, Higher - As introduced, requires each institution governed by the board of regents or a state university board to make the grievance procedure for its support staff employees available on its website. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee May 28, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2112

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education, Higher - As introduced, requires each institution governed by the board of regents or a state university board to make the grievance procedure for its support staff employees available on its website. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee May 28, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2195

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Veterans Services, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Major Trevor Joseph Act," which requires the department to provide burial services for any person who died while on active duty with the armed forces and is being interred in a state veterans cemetery on any date requested by the family members of the person if the department is given notice of the burial at least 72 hours in advance of the burial. - Amends TCA Title 46, Chapter 6 and Title 58.

In committee May 27, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2557

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Veterans Services, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Major Trevor Joseph Act," which requires the department to provide burial services for any person who died while on active duty with the armed forces and is being interred in a state veterans cemetery on any date requested by the family members of the person if the department is given notice of the burial at least 72 hours in advance of the burial. - Amends TCA Title 46, Chapter 6 and Title 58.

In committee May 27, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 833

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, changes from January 31 to January 15 the date by which the department of health must provide the governor's office, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives a report of the aggregate results of all BMI screenings performed in the previous calendar year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 892

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, changes from January 31 to January 15 the date by which the department of health must provide the governor's office, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives a report of the aggregate results of all BMI screenings performed in the previous calendar year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee May 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1875

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, changes the determination of indigence income for the definition of charity care, and the amount of debt that may be deemed charity care and uncollectable, for purposes of a hospital reporting on the joint annual reports to the department of health, center for health statistics. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Signed into law Mar 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1912

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Health Care - As enacted, adds nonopioid medicinal drugs or drug products, occupational therapy, and interventional procedures or treatments to the alternative treatments that must be disclosed and explained by a healthcare practitioner to a patient or the patient's legal representative as a prerequisite to obtaining informed consent to treatment with an opioid. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-164.

Signed into law Mar 26, 2020 0 co-sponsors