Drugs, Prescription - 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.

Looking ahead

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History

1. 2025
   1. May 8Comp. became Pub. Ch. 346Latest
   2. Apr 9Companion House Bill substitutedMajor
   3. Apr 9Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   4. Apr 7Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025
   5. Apr 1Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
      • Vote recorded SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/1/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   6. Apr 1Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   7. Mar 25Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
   8. Mar 18Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/1/2025
   9. Mar 11Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
   10. Mar 5Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
       • Vote recorded 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 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   11. Feb 27Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
   12. Feb 26Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   13. Feb 12Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education CommitteeMinor
   14. Feb 10Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
   15. Feb 4Filed for introductionIntroduced