2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53 and Title 63, relative to prescription requirements.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, requires a healthcare prescriber to offer a prescription for an opioid antagonist, or another drug approved for complete or partial reversal of an opioid overdose event, to each patient prescribed an opioid, if certain conditions are present; authorizes imposition of civil penalty against a person who violates the requirement to offer such a drug; provides exception for opioid prescriptions to palliative care patients. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63.
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Bill History
1/31/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/11/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
No Action Taken
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
House of Representatives
3/15/2022
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/22/2022
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2022
House of Representatives
3/22/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/30/2022
House of Representatives
3/24/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/13/2022
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2022
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
House of Representatives
4/19/2022
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/19/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022
House of Representatives
4/25/2022
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0851)
House of Representatives
4/25/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/25/2022
Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 32, PNV 1
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/27/2022
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/27/2022
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0741)
Senate
4/27/2022
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1
Senate
5/2/2022
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
5/4/2022
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
5/12/2022
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
5/16/2022
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
5/25/2022
Signed by Governor.
6/1/2022
Pub. Ch. 1061
6/1/2022
Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
Amendments
HA0851
Amendment 1-0 to HB2228
3/30/2022Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/27/2022
31
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/25/2022
56
Yea
32
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/1/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 2
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
Bob Ramsey
Republican