Tennessee 110th Regular Session (2017-2018) Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 709 — Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires the commissioners of health and mental health and substance abuse services to produce guidelines on nonresidential buprenorphine treatment by January 1, 2018, and to annually update those guidelines. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 112

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 112

  2. Effective date(s) 04/07/2017

  3. Pub. Ch. 112

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. Signed by Senate Speaker

  10. Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0095)

  11. Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 3/27/2017

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Comp. SB subst.

  14. Subst. for comp. HB.

  15. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0094)

  16. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0095)

  17. Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  18. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/20/2017

  19. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017

  20. Rec. for pass if am; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  23. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/14/2017

  24. Action def. in Health Committee to 3/14/2017

  25. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0057)

  26. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  29. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/6/2017

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  32. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/7/2017

  33. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  34. Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. Sponsor(s) Added.

  36. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2017

  37. Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/1/2017

  39. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  40. P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  41. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  42. Intro., P1C.

  43. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  44. Filed for intro.

  45. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 2 3/27/2017 Passed

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15000
Unaffiliated 13000
Democrat 3000
Total 31000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Dickerson — Yea
Ketron — Yea
Norris — Yea
Overbey — Yea
Tate — Yea
Tracy — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Bell — Yea
Gresham — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kelsey — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Niceley — Yea
Harris, Torrey C. Democrat Yea
Kyle, Sara Democrat Yea
Yarbro, Jeff Democrat Yea
Bailey, Paul Republican Yea
Bowling, Janice Republican Yea
Briggs, Richard Republican Yea
Crowe, Rusty Republican Yea
Gardenhire, Todd Republican Yea
Haile, Ferrell Republican Yea
Hensley, Joey Republican Yea
Jackson, Ed Republican Yea
Massey, Becky D. Republican Yea
McNally, Randy Republican Yea
Roberts, Kerry Republican Yea
Southerland, Steve Republican Yea
Stevens, John Republican Yea
Watson, Bo Republican Yea
Yager, Ken Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2017 Passed (1)

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 11000
Unaffiliated 60000
Republican 25000
Total 96000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (96)
Member Party Vote
Beck — Yea
Calfee — Yea
Coley — Yea
Daniel — Yea
Doss — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Goins — Yea
Holsclaw — Yea
Holt — Yea
Jones — Yea
McCormick — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Pitts — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Staples — Yea
Swann — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Tillis — Yea
Weaver — Yea
Brooks H. — Yea
Brooks K. — Yea
Carr — Yea
DeBerry — Yea
Butt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Carter — Yea
Casada — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Curcio — Yea
Favors — Yea
Forgety — Yea
Hill M. — Yea
Hill T. — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Powers — Yea
Ramsey — Yea
Sargent — Yea
Sexton C. — Yea
Sexton J. — Yea
Smith — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Turner — Yea
White D. — Yea
White M. — Yea
Madam Speaker Harwell — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Gravitt — Yea
Halford — Yea
Hazlewood — Yea
Jernigan — Yea
Kane — Yea
Lollar — Yea
Matheny — Yea
Matlock — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Sanderson — Yea
Whitson — Yea
Windle — Yea
Wirgau — Yea
Van Huss — Yea
Akbari, Raumesh Democrat Yea
Camper, Karen D. Democrat Yea
Clemmons, John Ray Democrat Yea
Hardaway, T.J. Democrat Yea
Love, Jr., Harold Democrat Yea
Miller, Larry J. Democrat Yea
Mitchell, Bo Democrat Yea
Parkinson, Antonio Democrat Yea
Powell, Jason Democrat Yea
Shaw, Johnny Democrat Yea
Towns, Jr., Joe Democrat Yea
Crawford, John Republican Yea
Eldridge, Rick Republican Yea
Faison, Jeremy Republican Yea
Farmer, Andrew Republican Yea
Gant, Ron M. Republican Yea
Hawk, David B. Republican Yea
Hicks, Gary Republican Yea
Howell, Dan Republican Yea
Hulsey, Bud Republican Yea
Keisling, Kelly Republican Yea
Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' Republican Yea
Lamberth, William Republican Yea
Littleton, Mary Republican Yea
Lynn, Susan M. Republican Yea
Marsh, Pat Republican Yea
Moody, Debra Republican Yea
Pody, Mark Republican Yea
Reedy, Jay D. Republican Yea
Rudd, Tim Republican Yea
Sherrell, Paul Republican Yea
Sparks, Mike Republican Yea
Terry, Bryan Republican Yea
Travis, Ron Republican Yea
Williams, Ryan Republican Yea
Zachary, Jason Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/6/2017 Passed (1)

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15000
Unaffiliated 15000
Democrat 3000
Total 33000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
Beavers — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Gresham — Yea
Ketron — Yea
Norris — Yea
Overbey — Yea
Tate — Yea
Tracy — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Bell — Yea
Green — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kelsey — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Niceley — Yea
Harris, Torrey C. Democrat Yea
Kyle, Sara Democrat Yea
Yarbro, Jeff Democrat Yea
Bailey, Paul Republican Yea
Bowling, Janice Republican Yea
Briggs, Richard Republican Yea
Crowe, Rusty Republican Yea
Gardenhire, Todd Republican Yea
Haile, Ferrell Republican Yea
Hensley, Joey Republican Yea
Jackson, Ed Republican Yea
Massey, Becky D. Republican Yea
McNally, Randy Republican Yea
Roberts, Kerry Republican Yea
Southerland, Steve Republican Yea
Stevens, John Republican Yea
Watson, Bo Republican Yea
Yager, Ken Republican Yea

Official roll call →

SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/1/2017 Passed

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Unaffiliated 1000
Democrat 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Overbey — Yea
Kyle, Sara Democrat Yea
Briggs, Richard Republican Yea
Crowe, Rusty Republican Yea
Haile, Ferrell Republican Yea
Hensley, Joey Republican Yea
Jackson, Ed Republican Yea
Massey, Becky D. Republican Yea
Watson, Bo Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 709?
SB 709 is sponsored by Yager, Ken (Republican) and Powers, Bill (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 709?
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