Tennessee House Bill 275

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 256
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, applies on a statewide basis, rather than only in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis, the distance parameter for the prohibition on needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs being operated within 1,000 feet of a school or public park; removes the distance parameter of 2,000 feet that presently applies on a statewide basis outside those four cities; provided, however, that such a program established in Kingsport must not conduct an exchange within 2,000 feet of a school or public park. - Amends TCA Title 68.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to exchange programs for needles and hypodermic syringes.

Rep. Patsy Hazlewood [R]	Rep. Ryan Williams [R]	Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes [R]	Rep. Darren Jernigan [D]
Rep. Jeremy Faison [R]	Rep. Joe Towns [D]	Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]	Rep. Sam Whitson [R]
Rep. Torrey Harris [D]	Rep. Scott Cepicky [R]	Rep. Dwayne Thompson [D]	Rep. John Clemmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 256
2023-04-13	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-04-13	House	Comp. SB subst.
2023-03-30	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-30	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
2023-03-30	House	Reset on cal. for 4/13/2023
2023-03-23	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
2023-03-22	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
2023-03-22	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2023-03-15	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/22/2023
2023-03-14	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2023-03-08	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
2023-02-14	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-01-24	House	Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
2023-01-21	House	P2C, ref. to Health Committee
2023-01-20	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-19	House	Filed for introduction

SB0292 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2023

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0275&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0275.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0256.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0252.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0275.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0864.pdf