Tennessee House Bill 1956

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-30 - Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the department of finance and administration, in collaboration with the department of health and the bureau of TennCare, to apply for federal approval to import prescription drugs from Canada; requires the department to notify the governor, speaker of the house of representatives and speaker of the senate upon receipt of federal approval; requires the department of finance and administration to develop a plan to implement a program within six months of federal approval. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to prescription drugs.

Rep. Larry Miller [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-30	House	Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
2024-01-25	House	P2C, ref. to Insurance Subcommittee - Government Operations for Review
2024-01-24	House	Intro., P1C.
2024-01-23	House	Filed for introduction

SB1765 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-20 - Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - no second

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1956&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1956.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB1765.pdf