Tennessee House Bill 149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 25 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-25 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 221
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, specifies that individual convicted of certain drug offenses will be exempt from prohibition against eligibility for families first program benefits for such convictions, if such person meets certain requirements; an individual convicted of second drug felony involving possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance on or after July 1, 2011, will not be eligible for families first program benefits for a period of three years from the date of conviction. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.

As enacted, specifies that individual convicted of certain drug offenses will be exempt from prohibition against eligibility for families first program benefits for such convictions, if such person meets certain requirements; an individual convicted of second drug felony involving possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance on or after July 1, 2011, will not be eligible for families first program benefits for a period of three years from the date of conviction. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Rep. Joe Carr [R]

2011-04-21 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 1 (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-04-13 - House - (VOICE VOTE) HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-04-05 - House - (VOICE VOTE) HHR SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Health & Human Resources Commit (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-25		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 221
2011-05-04		Comp. SB subst.
2011-04-28		H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2011
2011-04-28		Reset on Next Available Regular cal.
2011-04-21		H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/2011
2011-04-20		Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/21/2011
2011-04-19		Action Def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/21/2011
2011-04-15		Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/19/2011
2011-04-13		Rec. for Pass. if Am. ref. to: Calendar & Rules Committee
2011-04-06		Placed on cal. Health & Human Resources Committee for 4/13/2011
2011-04-05		Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Health & Human Resources Committee
2011-04-05		Action Def. in s/c HHR Subcommittee to 4/5/2011
2011-03-30		Placed on s/c cal HHR Subcommittee for 4/5/2011
2011-02-15		Meeting Canceled. No Action
2011-02-09		Placed on s/c cal General Sub of HHR for 2/15/2011
2011-02-09		Assigned to s/c General Sub of HHR
2011-02-09		P2C, ref. to Health & Human Resources Committee
2011-02-07		Intro., P1C.
2011-01-21		Filed for intro.

SB0096 (Crossfiled) 2011-05-25 - Pub. Ch. 221

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0149&ga=107
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB0149.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=H&BillNumber=HB0149&ga=107