Tennessee House Bill 1840 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-0)
Status: Passed on May 2 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-02 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 926
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, declares that no person providing counseling or therapy services will be required to counsel or serve a client as to goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held principles of the counselor or therapist; requires such counselor or therapist to refer the client to another counselor or therapist; creates immunity for such action; maintains liability for counselors who will not counsel a client based on the counselor's religious beliefs when the individual seeking or undergoing the counseling is in imminent danger of harming themselves or others. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49 and Title 63.

As enacted, declares that no person providing counseling or therapy services will be required to counsel or serve a client as to goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held principles of the counselor or therapist; requires such counselor or therapist to refer the client to another counselor or therapist; creates immunity for such action; maintains liability for counselors who will not counsel a client based on the counselor's religious beliefs when the individual seeking or undergoing the counseling is in imminent danger of harming themselves or others. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49 and Title 63.

Rep. Dan Howell [R]	Rep. Courtney Rogers [R]	Rep. Jerry Sexton [R]	Rep. David Byrd [R]
Rep. Sheila Butt [R]	Rep. Jason Zachary [R]	Rep. Kevin Brooks [R]	Rep. Cameron Sexton [R]
Rep. Jeremy Durham [R]	Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver [R]	Rep. David Alexander [R]	Rep. Jay Reedy [R]
Rep. Jimmy Eldridge [R]	Rep. Mike Carter [R]	Rep. Susan Lynn [R]	Rep. Dennis Powers [R]
Rep. John Ragan [R]	Rep. Bud Hulsey [R]	Rep. Jamie Jenkins [R]	Rep. Ron Lollar [R]
Rep. Sabi Kumar [R]	Rep. Marc Gravitt [R]	Rep. Mike Sparks [R]

2016-03-23 - House - HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 11 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-02		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 926
2016-04-06	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-04-06	House	Comp. SB subst.
2016-04-05	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-31	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-31	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2016
2016-03-30	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2016
2016-03-24	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-23	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2016-03-16	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/23/2016
2016-03-16	House	Action def. in Health Committee to 3/23/2016
2016-03-10	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-09	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/16/2016
2016-03-09	House	Action def. in Health Committee to 3/16/2016
2016-03-02	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/9/2016
2016-03-01	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2016-02-24	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2016
2016-02-23	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
2016-02-18	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-17	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/23/2016
2016-02-17	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-16	House	Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/23/2016
2016-02-16	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-10	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/16/2016
2016-02-09	House	Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/16/2016
2016-02-03	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/9/2016
2016-01-26	House	Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
2016-01-21	House	P2C, ref. to Health Committee
2016-01-20	House	Intro., P1C.
2016-01-19	House	Filed for intro.

SB1556 (Crossfiled) 2016-05-02 - Pub. Ch. 926

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1840&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB1840.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1840&ga=109