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TN HB 693

died on adjournment

Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, makes certain changes to the practice of pharmacy, including removing the present prohibition on requiring a patient to pay an administrative fee for pharmacist-provided hormonal contraceptives when the patient is insured or covered and receives a pharmacy benefit that covers the cost of the hormonal contraceptives. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 56, Chapter 32 and Title 63, Chapter 10.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 693 pass?

No. TN HB 693 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-08): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 68

What is TN HB 693 about?

TN HB 693 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, makes certain changes to the practice of pharmacy, including removing the present prohibition on requiring a patient to pay an administrative fee for pharmacist-provided hormonal contraceptives when the patient is insured or covered and receives a pharmacy benefit that covers the cost of the hormonal contraceptives. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 56, Chapter 32 and Title 63, Chapter 10.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 693?

Baum is the primary sponsor of TN HB 693.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 68
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Baumprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to Health Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  6. 2025-02-19

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/25/2025

  7. 2025-02-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-02-25

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/4/25

  9. 2025-02-26

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025

  10. 2025-03-04

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-03-04

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  12. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  13. 2025-03-06

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025

  14. 2025-03-10

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025

  15. 2025-03-10

    Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  16. 2025-03-13

    Comp. SB subst.

  17. 2025-03-13

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2025-04-08

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 68

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-02-19 · pass · 9-0

  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-04 · pass · 18-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (1)

    2025-03-10 · fail · 0-0

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