2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0817: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to bronchodilator rescue inhalers.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, authorizes a healthcare practitioner to prescribe and a pharmacist to dispense a prescribed, bronchodilator rescue inhaler to an authorized entity to be administered to a person believed to be experiencing asthma symptoms or respiratory distress in an emergency situation, under a standing protocol from the healthcare practitioner; encourages schools in LEAs and public charter schools to keep bronchodilator rescue inhalers to be administered to students believed to be having asthma symptoms or in respiratory distress in an emergency situation. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Senate
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
2/27/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
3/11/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
Senate
3/18/2025
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/1/2025
Senate
3/25/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
Senate
4/1/2025
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate
4/1/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/7/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025
Senate
4/9/2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Senate
4/9/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate

Amendments

SA0061

Amendment 1-0 to SB0817

3/6/2025Not Adopted

SA0062

Amendment 2-0 to SB0817

3/6/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
4/1/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
3/5/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/4/202516.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/4/2025146.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/28/2025142.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/15/2025142.3 KB