SB0817Introduced in the Senate
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to bronchodilator rescue inhalers.
Introduced by Adam Lowe, District 1
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
As enacted, 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.
Where it stands
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 346
May 8, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · April 1, 2025
10
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
10 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bo Watson | 11 | Yes |
| Ken Yager | 12 | Yes |
| Ferrell Haile | 18 | Yes |
| Jeff Yarbro | 21 | Yes |
| Bill Powers | 22 | Yes |
| John Stevens | 24 | Yes |
| Page Walley | 26 | Yes |
| Jack Johnson | 27 | Yes |
| Joseph Hensley | 28 | Yes |
| Paul Rose | 32 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed for introduction
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Sponsor(s) Added.
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/1/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Sponsor(s) Added.
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Sponsor(s) Added.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 346
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