Bill Sponsors: TN HB0159 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly

Bill Title: As introduced, extends the Suicide Prevention Act of 2018 indefinitely; requires the department of health to compile data on the medications that were prescribed to those dying from suicide; requires that a report be made to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate no later than June 30, 2020, and by June 30 every two years thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Chapter 1005 of the Public Acts of 2018.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-22 - Returned to the Clerk's Desk. [HB0159 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Sponsors

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Representative Cameron Sexton [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-025FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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