Tennessee Senate Bill 579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on June 6 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-06 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 512
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, requires the department of finance and administration, in consultation with the department of mental health and substance abuse services and the division of TennCare, to develop and administer a grant program to assist sheriffs who are required by law to transport persons who have been certified by a health care professional for transport to a hospital or treatment resource for a mental health examination to determine whether the person should be involuntarily admitted; authorizes hospitals and treatment resources to conduct a mental health examination to determine whether a person should be involuntarily admitted via telehealth services. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 42; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 13, Chapter 26; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 33, Chapter 6; Title 33, Chapter 7; Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

As enacted, requires the department of finance and administration, in consultation with the department of mental health and substance abuse services and the division of TennCare, to develop and administer a grant program to assist sheriffs who are required by law to transport persons who have been certified by a health care professional for transport to a hospital or treatment resource for a mental health examination to determine whether the person should be involuntarily admitted; authorizes hospitals and treatment resources to conduct a mental health examination to determine whether a person should be involuntarily admitted via telehealth services. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 42; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 13, Chapter 26; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 33, Chapter 6; Title 33, Chapter 7; Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sen. Todd Gardenhire [R]	Sen. Mike Bell [R]	Sen. Ferrell Haile [R]	Sen. Joseph Hensley [R]
Sen. Becky Massey [R]	Sen. Ken Yager [R]

2019-04-30 - Senate - SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-10 - Senate - SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-06		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 512
2019-05-01	Senate	Companion House Bill substituted
2019-04-30	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/1/2019
2019-04-30	Senate	Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2019-04-29	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/30/2019
2019-04-29	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/30/2019
2019-04-29	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/29/2019
2019-04-25	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/29/2019
2019-04-25	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/25/2019
2019-04-24	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/25/2019
2019-04-23	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/24/2019
2019-04-23	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/24/2019
2019-04-18	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
2019-04-10	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2019-04-04	Senate	Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
2019-02-07	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2019-02-06	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2019-02-05	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0643 (Crossfiled) 2019-06-06 - Pub. Ch. 512

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0579&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0579.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0512.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0296.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/HB0643.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/FM1301.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0579&ga=111