Tennessee House Bill 643 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 33-6)
Status: Passed on June 6 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-06 - 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.

Rep. Mike Carter [R]	Rep. Mary Littleton [R]	Rep. Lowell Russell [R]	Rep. Paul Sherrell [R]
Rep. Jerry Sexton [R]	Rep. Karen Camper [D]	Rep. Rush Bricken [R]	Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes [R]
Rep. Patsy Hazlewood [R]	Rep. Dan Howell [R]	Rep. David Byrd [R]	Rep. Clay Doggett [R]
Rep. Kent Calfee [R]	Rep. Kevin Vaughan [R]	Rep. Jason Powell [D]	Rep. Jesse Chism [D]
Rep. Brandon Ogles [R]	Rep. John Ragan [R]	Rep. Ryan Williams [R]	Rep. John Crawford [R]
Rep. Thomas Tillis [R]	Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]	Rep. Dennis Powers [R]	Rep. Robin Smith [R]
Rep. Mark White [R]	Rep. Jay Reedy [R]	Rep. Jerome Moon [R]	Rep. Bryan Terry [R]
Rep. Gary Hicks [R]	Rep. Mark Hall [R]	Rep. Pat Marsh [R]	Rep. Michael Curcio [R]
Rep. Andy Holt [R]	Rep. Johnny Shaw [D]	Rep. Mark Cochran [R]	Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver [R]
Rep. Kelly Keisling [R]	Rep. John Windle [D]	Rep. Kirk Haston [R]

2019-05-01 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-22 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-06		Pub. Ch. 512
2019-06-06		Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
2019-06-03		Signed by Governor.
2019-05-23	House	Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2019-05-17	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2019-05-10	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2019-05-08	House	Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2019-05-01	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
2019-05-01	Senate	Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0296)
2019-05-01	Senate	Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2019-04-24	Senate	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2019-04-23	House	Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2019-04-22	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
2019-04-22	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0387)
2019-04-18	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
2019-04-17	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
2019-04-17	House	Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2019-04-17	House	Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
2019-04-17	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2019-04-16	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
2019-04-16	House	Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2019-04-16	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2019-04-10	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/16/2019
2019-04-03	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2019-03-27	House	Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
2019-03-13	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee of Health Committee
2019-03-06	House	Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
2019-02-11	House	Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee
2019-02-07	House	P2C, ref. to Health Committee
2019-02-06	House	Intro., P1C.
2019-02-04	House	Filed for introduction

SB0579 (Crossfiled) 2019-06-06 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 512

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0643&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0643.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0512.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0387.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/HB0643.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/FM1354.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0643&ga=111