Tennessee House Bill 843 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Passed on May 3 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 168
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, requires that female inmates who are 50 through 74 years of age be offered a mammogram or other appropriate screening every two years; requires that female inmates who are 40 through 49 years of age be offered a physician consultation to inquire when a mammogram is needed; requires correctional institutions, which does not include city or county jails, to the best of their ability, to provide educational training on the importance of preventative health care to the inmates. - Amends TCA Title 41.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41, relative to the health of inmates.

Sen. London Lamar [D]	Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]	Rep. Bob Freeman [D]	Rep. John Clemmons [D]
Rep. Sam McKenzie [D]	Rep. Vincent Dixie [D]	Rep. Karen Camper [D]	Rep. Eddie Mannis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-03		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 168
2021-03-22	House	Comp. SB subst.
2021-03-22	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2021-03-18	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021
2021-03-17	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
2021-03-16	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2021-03-10	House	Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/16/2021
2021-03-09	House	Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/16/2021
2021-03-03	House	Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/9/2021
2021-03-02	House	Rec. for pass if am. by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
2021-02-24	House	Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
2021-02-20	House	Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee
2021-02-11	House	P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
2021-02-10	House	Intro., P1C.
2021-02-09	House	Filed for introduction

SB0334 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-03 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2021

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0843&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0843.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0168.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0074.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/SB0334.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/FM0473.pdf