Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, authorizes nonphysician healthcare providers who are otherwise permitted to prescribe Schedule II or III drugs to also prescribe a buprenorphine product for the treatment of opioid use disorder if certain requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed Jun 30, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2020 · House Apr 17, 2019
How they voted
21–3
Passed
Total votes 24
Jun 11, 2020
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
20
Committee
18
Amendments
1
Jun 30, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Jun 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 87, Nays 0 PNV 1 HB0656
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0640)
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2020
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0181)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 4, PNV 0
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/10/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steven Dickerson
RRepublican
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