Tennessee Senate Bill 1556 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on May 2 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-02 - 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.

Sen. Jack Johnson [R]

Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

Sen. Dolores Gresham [R]

Sen. Joseph Hensley [R]

2016-04-11 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 1 (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY Clemmons PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 71 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY Clemmons PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 69 N: 24 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 43 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 64 N: 26 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 68 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 6 BY Clemmons PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 68 N: 25 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: motion to yield AMENDMENT # 3 BY Clemmons PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 27 N: 69 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY Clemmons PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 22 N: 73 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: motion to yield AMENDMENT # 4 BY Clemmons PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 23 N: 62 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY Clemmons PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 69 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY Clemmons PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 71 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: limit debate MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY Clemmons PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 62 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED (Y: 27 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT Rule 39(3) AMEND# 2 BY Yarbro (Y: 5 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-02-17 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT Rule 39(3) AMEND# 3 BY Yarbro (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - Senate - SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Y: 8 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-02		Pub. Ch. 926
2016-05-02		Effective date(s) 04/27/2016
2016-04-27	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2016-04-15	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2016-04-13	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2016-04-13	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2016-04-12	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2016-04-11	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-04-11	Senate	Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 6 (Amendment 1 - HA1006)
2016-04-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/11/2016
2016-04-06	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 68, Nays 22, PNV 0
2016-04-06	House	Am. tabled. (Amendment 6 - HA1136)
2016-04-06	House	Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA1135)
2016-04-06	House	Am. tabled. (Amendment 4 - HA1134)
2016-04-06	House	Am. tabled. (Amendment 3 - HA1133)
2016-04-06	House	Failed to adopt, Ayes 22, Nays 73, PNV 0
2016-04-06	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1006)
2016-04-06	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2016-02-18	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2016-02-18	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-17	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2016-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5
2016-02-17	Senate	Failed to adopt, Ayes 5, Nays 24 (Amendment 2 - SA0538)
2016-02-17	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0539)
2016-02-17	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0526)
2016-02-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/17/2016
2016-02-10	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
2016-02-10	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
2016-02-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/10/2016
2016-01-27	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/10/2016
2016-01-20	Senate	Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 1/27/2016
2016-01-13	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2016-01-12	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2016-01-11	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1840 (Crossfiled) 2016-05-02 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 926

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1556&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/SB1556.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1556&ga=109