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Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Recommended For Passage Referred to: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Comm. Bill TextFines and Penalties - Imposes $100 drug testing fee upon conviction for violation of Tennessee Drug Control Act, directs proceeds to new TBI drug chemistry unit drug testing fund to fund forensic scientist position in each of the three bureau crime laboratories. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-420. Fiscal Summary for SB4184 / *HB4147Increase State Revenue - $520,300/TBI Drug Chemistry Unit Testing Fund Increase State Expenditures - $520,300/TBI Drug Chemistry Unit Testing Fund $30,400/One-Time/General Fund Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/07/2008 Bill TextFines and Penalties - Imposes $100 drug testing fee upon conviction for violation of Tennessee Drug Control Act, directs proceeds to new TBI drug chemistry unit drug testing fund to fund forensic scientist position in each of the three bureau crime laboratories. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-420. Fiscal Summary for *HB4147 / SB4184Increase State Revenue - $520,300/TBI Drug Chemistry Unit Testing Fund Increase State Expenditures - $520,300/TBI Drug Chemistry Unit Testing Fund $30,400/One-Time/General Fund Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2038. Controlled Substances - Adds Soma (Carisoprodol) and Ultram (Tramadol) to Schedule IV controlled substances; requires person to show identification and sign a log at time of purchase of any controlled substance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63, Chapter 10. Fiscal Summary for *HB1853 / SB2038Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1853 / SB2038 This bill adds the drugs Soma (Carisoprodol) and Ultram (Tramadol) to the list of Schedule IV controlled substances. This bill also requires pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and interns under the pharmacist's supervision to require any person purchasing any scheduled controlled substance to present a valid government-issued identification at the point of sale and sign a log. A [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Public Chapter 498 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2172. Controlled Substances - Revises provisions governing the disclosure of information obtained under the Controlled Substance Monitoring Act; requires annual report to be filed with certain general assembly committees. - Amends TCA Sections 53-10-306. Fiscal Summary for *HB2234 / SB2172Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2234 / SB2172 Present law requires any health care practitioner who has authority to dispense controlled substances, pharmacists, and pharmacies that dispense to any address within this state to submit information to the controlled substance database advisory committee regarding each dispensation of any Schedule II, III, or IV, and Schedule V controlled substances identified by the committee as demonstrating a potential for abuse. The information required in the reports includes [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 298 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2216. Controlled Substances - Adds certain drugs to controlled substances schedule, thereby making it an offense to manufacture, deliver, sell, or possess with the intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell the drug. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. Fiscal Summary for *HB2267 / SB2216(CORRECTED) Increase State Expenditures - $2,200 / Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2267 / SB2216 This bill adds numerous opiates, depressants, stimulants, and narcotics to Schedules I through V of the controlled substances schedule, thereby making it a criminal offense to manufacture, deliver, sell, or possess with the intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell the drugs. This bill moves the depressant glutethimide from Schedule [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1853. Controlled Substances - Adds Soma (Carisoprodol) and Ultram (Tramadol) to Schedule IV controlled substances; requires person to show identification and sign a log at time of purchase of any controlled substance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63, Chapter 10. Fiscal Summary for SB2038 / *HB1853Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2038 / *HB1853 This bill adds the drugs Soma (Carisoprodol) and Ultram (Tramadol) to the list of Schedule IV controlled substances. This bill also requires pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and interns under the pharmacist's supervision to require any person purchasing any scheduled controlled substance to present a valid government-issued identification at the point of sale and sign a log. A [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 498 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2234. Controlled Substances - Revises provisions governing the disclosure of information obtained under the Controlled Substance Monitoring Act; requires annual report to be filed with certain general assembly committees. - Amends TCA Sections 53-10-306. Fiscal Summary for SB2172 / *HB2234Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2172 / *HB2234 Present law requires any health care practitioner who has authority to dispense controlled substances, pharmacists, and pharmacies that dispense to any address within this state to submit information to the controlled substance database advisory committee regarding each dispensation of any Schedule II, III, or IV, and Schedule V controlled substances identified by the committee as demonstrating a potential for abuse. The information required in the reports includes [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Public Chapter 298 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2267. Controlled Substances - Adds certain drugs to controlled substances schedule, thereby making it an offense to manufacture, deliver, sell, or possess with the intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell the drug. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. Fiscal Summary for SB2216 / *HB2267(CORRECTED) Increase State Expenditures - $2,200 / Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2216 / *HB2267 This bill adds numerous opiates, depressants, stimulants, and narcotics to Schedules I through V of the controlled substances schedule, thereby making it a criminal offense to manufacture, deliver, sell, or possess with the intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell the drugs. This bill moves the depressant glutethimide from Schedule [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/27/2007 - Public Chapter 34 Bill TextCorrection, Dept. of - Authorizes department to spend funds from department confiscated cash fund for accepted investigative techniques and interdiction efforts to combat drug trafficking in correction facilities, in addition to spending such funds for canine units. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 6, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB2235 / SB2173Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee State Government of S&LG Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2174. Correction, Dept. of - Removes limits on number of drug detecting dogs that commissioner and department are authorized to maintain for detecting drugs in correction facilities; authorizes department to obain assistance from other agencies in detection of drugs in correction facilities. - Amends TCA Titles 4 and 41. Fiscal Summary for HB2292 / *SB2174Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2292 / *SB2174 Present law requires the department of correction to perform periodic routine searches for contraband of all employees of the department prior to the entrance of the persons inside the confines of a state correctional facility. If contraband is found on an employee pursuant to a search, the employee may be required to submit to an official polygraph examination. Present law authorizes the department [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee K-12 of Education of Education Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3522. Drugs - Penalizes student athletes for use of anabolic steroids; creates new offense of knowingly procuring, selling, or administering anabolic steroids with intent to compromise student athletic competitions; requires LEAs to establish curriculum for grades 7-12 for prevention of use of anabolic steroids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for HB4167 / *SB3522Increase State Expenditures - $61,900/Incarceration* $16,000/One-Time Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB4167 / *SB3522 This bill requires any athletic association that sponsors a tournament championship series in which public schools participate to develop rules requiring that a student-athlete be ineligible for two school years to compete in interscholastic [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/07/2008 Bill TextFines and Penalties - Imposes $100 drug testing fee upon conviction for violation of Tennessee Drug Control Act, directs proceeds to new TBI drug chemistry unit drug testing fund to fund forensic scientist position in each of the three bureau crime laboratories. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-420. Fiscal Summary for *HB4147 / SB4184Increase State Revenue - $520,300/TBI Drug Chemistry Unit Testing Fund Increase State Expenditures - $520,300/TBI Drug Chemistry Unit Testing Fund $30,400/One-Time/General Fund Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Recommended For Passage Referred to: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Comm. Bill TextFines and Penalties - Imposes $100 drug testing fee upon conviction for violation of Tennessee Drug Control Act, directs proceeds to new TBI drug chemistry unit drug testing fund to fund forensic scientist position in each of the three bureau crime laboratories. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-420. Fiscal Summary for SB4184 / *HB4147Increase State Revenue - $520,300/TBI Drug Chemistry Unit Testing Fund Increase State Expenditures - $520,300/TBI Drug Chemistry Unit Testing Fund $30,400/One-Time/General Fund Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Companion Senate Bill Substituted Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4166. Privacy, Confidentiality - Adds Bureau of TennCare's chief medical officer, associate chief medical directors, director of quality oversight, and associate director of pharmacy to list of persons to whom information contained in controlled substance database may be disclosed. - Amends TCA Section 53-10-306(a)(5). Fiscal Summary for *HB4122 / SB4166Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB4122 / SB4166 ON APRIL 24, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 4166, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to add only the bureau of TennCare's chief medical officer, associate chief medical directors, director of quality oversight, and associate director of pharmacy (instead of any personnel of the bureau who are actively engaged in analysis of controlled substances) to [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/02/2008 - Enrolled and ready for signatures Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4122. Privacy, Confidentiality - Adds Bureau of TennCare's chief medical officer, associate chief medical directors, director of quality oversight, and associate director of pharmacy to list of persons to whom information contained in controlled substance database may be disclosed. - Amends TCA Section 53-10-306(a)(5). Fiscal Summary for SB4166 / *HB4122Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB4166 / *HB4122 ON APRIL 24, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 4166, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to add only the bureau of TennCare's chief medical officer, associate chief medical directors, director of quality oversight, and associate director of pharmacy (instead of any personnel of the bureau who are actively engaged in analysis of controlled substances) to [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Public Health and Family Assistance of HHouse Resolution of Health & Human Resources Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3211. Pharmacy, Pharmacists - Grants TennCare's office of inspector general authority to investigate fraud and abuse in certain prescription drug programs. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-713; Section 50-7-701; Title 56, Chapter 57; Section 71-5-148; Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 25 and Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for HB3759 / *SB3211Increase State Expenditures - $250,000 Bill Summary for HB3759 / *SB3211 Present law authorizes the office of inspector general to investigate criminal fraud and abuse related to TennCare, Access Tennessee, Cover Tennessee, and CoverKids. This bill adds to the duties of the office of inspector general by designating the office of inspector general as the lead agency to investigate criminal fraud and abuse related to the Volunteer Rx program, the health care safety net for the uninsured,[...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHouse Resolution of Health & Human Resources Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2755. Pharmacy, Pharmacists - Requires notification on the part of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician to a patient and prescriber before interchanging immunosuppressive drugs for transplant patients. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63. Fiscal Summary for HB3651 / *SB2755Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3651 / *SB2755 Generally, a pharmacist may substitute a prescribed drug for a less expensive equivalent of that drug. This bill restricts the substitution of one manufacturer's drug for another's in regard to immunosuppressive drugs, when a patient's immunosuppressive therapy is being controlled on a specific drug, strength, dosage form, and dosing regimen from a specific manufacturer. Under this bill, prior to interchanging an immunosuppressive drug, the pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Placed Behind the Budget Bill TextCourts - Requires department of finance and administration, office of criminal justice programs, to provide annual operating funds of not less than $250,000 for any drug court in the state that has an average outpatient participation of 250 clients. - Amends TCA Section 16-22-105. Fiscal Summary for HB3515 / *SB3456Increase State Expenditures - $175,000
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextCourts - Requires department of finance and administration, office of criminal justice programs, to provide annual operating funds of not less than $250,000 for any drug court in the state that has an average outpatient participation of 250 clients. - Amends TCA Section 16-22-105. Fiscal Summary for *SB3456 / HB3515Increase State Expenditures - $175,000
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Ed. Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4167. Drugs - Penalizes student athletes for use of anabolic steroids; creates new offense of knowingly procuring, selling, or administering anabolic steroids with intent to compromise student athletic competitions; requires LEAs to establish curriculum for grades 7-12 for prevention of use of anabolic steroids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *SB3522 / HB4167Increase State Expenditures - $61,900/Incarceration* $16,000/One-Time Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3522 / HB4167 This bill requires any athletic association that sponsors a tournament championship series in which public schools participate to develop rules requiring that a student-athlete be ineligible for two school years to compete in interscholastic [...] show full description
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