Tennessee House Bill 2825 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 15 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-05-15 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, permits county medical examiners to access the controlled substance database, absolves civil and criminal liability for authorized users acting in good faith within the proscribed limits, and establishes a presumption of good faith action where a medical examiner accesses the information for the purpose of conducting an investigation into a death or making a report as required by the duties of the position. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 39 and Title 53, Chapter 10.

As enacted, permits county medical examiners to access the controlled substance database, absolves civil and criminal liability for authorized users acting in good faith within the proscribed limits, and establishes a presumption of good faith action where a medical examiner accesses the information for the purpose of conducting an investigation into a death or making a report as required by the duties of the position. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 39 and Title 53, Chapter 10.

Sen. Joseph Hensley [R]

2012-04-19 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 1 (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-04-11 - House - (VOICE VOTE) JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-03-21 - House - (VOICE VOTE) JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: Judiciary Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-03-07 - House - (VOICE VOTE) HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Judiciary Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-28 - House - (VOICE VOTE) HHR SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Health & Human Resources Commit (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-05-15		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924
2012-04-24		Comp. SB subst.
2012-04-19		H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/24/2012
2012-04-18		Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/19/2012
2012-04-11		Rec. For Pass. ref. to: Calendar & Rules Committee
2012-04-05		Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/10/2012
2012-04-04		Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/10/2012
2012-04-03		Action Def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/10/2012
2012-03-28		Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/3/2012
2012-03-27		Action Def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/3/2012
2012-03-23		Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/27/2012
2012-03-21		Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/27/2012
2012-03-21		Rec. For Pass. by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2012-03-14		Placed on s/c cal Judiciary Subcommittee for 3/21/2012
2012-03-14		Assigned to s/c Judiciary Subcommittee
2012-03-07		Rec. for Pass. if Am. ref. to: Judiciary Committee
2012-02-29		Placed on cal. Health & Human Resources Committee for 3/7/2012
2012-02-28		Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Health & Human Resources Committee
2012-02-22		Placed on s/c cal HHR Subcommittee for 2/28/2012
2012-02-08		Assigned to s/c HHR Subcommittee
2012-01-25		P2C, ref. to Health & Human Resources Committee--Judiciary Committee
2012-01-23		Intro., P1C.
2012-01-19		Filed for intro.

SB2776 (Crossfiled) 2012-05-15 - Pub. Ch. 924

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2825&ga=107
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB2825.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=H&BillNumber=HB2825&ga=107