Tennessee House Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-22 - Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, extends the Suicide Prevention Act of 2018 indefinitely; requires the department of health to compile data on the medications that were prescribed to those dying from suicide; requires that a report be made to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate no later than June 30, 2020, and by June 30 every two years thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Chapter 1005 of the Public Acts of 2018.

As introduced, extends the Suicide Prevention Act of 2018 indefinitely; requires the department of health to compile data on the medications that were prescribed to those dying from suicide; requires that a report be made to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate no later than June 30, 2020, and by June 30 every two years thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Chapter 1005 of the Public Acts of 2018.

Rep. Cameron Sexton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-22	House	Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
2020-01-15	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 1/22/2020
2019-04-10	House	Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2020
2019-04-03	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/10/2019
2019-04-03	House	Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2019-03-26	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2019-03-20	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/26/2019
2019-03-12	House	Action def. in Health Committee to 3/26/2019
2019-03-06	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/12/2019
2019-03-06	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2019-02-27	House	Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
2019-02-01	House	Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee
2019-01-31	House	P2C, ref. to Health Committee
2019-01-30	House	Intro., P1C.
2019-01-28	House	Filed for introduction

SB1465 (Crossfiled) 2019-04-30 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0159&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0159.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0180.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/HB0159.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/FM0801.pdf