AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 33-3-206, relative to duties required of mental health professionals.

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Mental Illness - As enacted, requires a qualified mental health professional or behavior analyst to warn or protect an identified victim or group of people when the professional or analyst determines that a service recipient has communicated an intent for actual threat of bodily harm; requires the professional or behavior analyst to report such threat; provides immunity from civil, criminal, and regulatory liability for a professional or analyst who takes reasonable action to warn or protect identified victims or groups and to report such threat. - Amends TCA Section 33-3-206.

Every action

18 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Mar 13, 2024SenateAction deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/20/2024
2. Mar 13, 2024CommitteePlaced on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024 · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
3. Mar 19, 2024CommitteeRecommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 · Senate Calendar Committee
4. Mar 20, 2024SenateSponsor(s) Added.
5. Mar 26, 2024SenatePlaced on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
6. Mar 28, 2024SenateCompanion House Bill substituted
7. Mar 28, 2024SenateSponsor(s) Added.
8. May 1, 2024GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 783

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

• BM Becky MasseyR Primary sponsor · District 6