Tennessee House Bill 1143 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-01-30 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, lowers from one hour and 45 minutes to one hour and 30 minutes, the amount of time that the sheriff or transportation agent is required to remain at a hospital or treatment resource, which provides treatment for persons with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, while a person transported to such facility by the sheriff or agent is evaluated for admission, after which the responsibility for the person turns over to the evaluating facility. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 13, Chapter 26; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 33; Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 13, Chapter 26; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 33; Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to transportation services for persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or serious emotional disturbance.

Rep. Greg Vital [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-30	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
2024-01-24	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 1/30/2024
2023-03-28	House	Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2024
2023-03-22	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/28/2023
2023-03-21	House	Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/28/2023
2023-03-15	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
2023-03-14	House	Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
2023-03-14	House	Ref. to Health Committee
2023-02-02	House	P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2023-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-31	House	Filed for introduction

SB0738 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-28 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1143&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1143.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0738.pdf