Tennessee Senate Bill 2787 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-11 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 666
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, adds all trained phlebotomists who are either operating under a hospital protocol, have completed phlebotomy training through an educational entity providing such training, or have been properly trained by a current or former employer to draw blood to the list of persons who are authorized to draw blood at the written request of a law enforcement officer for the purpose of determining whether a suspect has committed DUI; extends the same civil immunity and chain of custody requirements that apply under present law to persons who are authorized to perform blood draws on DUI suspects to all such trained phlebotomists. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10.

As enacted, adds all trained phlebotomists who are either operating under a hospital protocol, have completed phlebotomy training through an educational entity providing such training, or have been properly trained by a current or former employer to draw blood to the list of persons who are authorized to draw blood at the written request of a law enforcement officer for the purpose of determining whether a suspect has committed DUI; extends the same civil immunity and chain of custody requirements that apply under present law to persons who are authorized to perform blood draws on DUI suspects to all such trained phlebotomists. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10.

Sen. Brian Kelsey [R]

2012-03-06 - Senate - S. JUD COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-11		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 666
2012-03-15		Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - SA0841)
2012-03-15		Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file)
2012-03-13		Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 3/15/2012
2012-03-06		Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
2012-02-29		Placed on S. Jud Comm. cal. for 3/6/2012
2012-02-28		Action Def. in S. Jud Comm. to 3/6/2012
2012-02-22		Placed on S. Jud Comm. cal. for 2/28/2012
2012-02-21		Action Def. in S. Jud Comm. to 2/28/2012
2012-02-15		Placed on S. Jud Comm. cal. for 2/21/2012
2012-02-14		Action def. in S. Jud. Comm. to 2/21/12
2012-02-08		Placed on S. Jud Comm. cal. for 2/14/2012
2012-01-26		P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm.
2012-01-25		Intro., P1C.
2012-01-24		Filed for intro.

HB2858 (Crossfiled) 2012-04-11 - Pub. Ch. 666

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2787&ga=107
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB2787.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB2787&ga=107