Tennessee House Bill 2655

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-07 - Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the department of health to make available and require blood lead level testing for students in certain schools and certain pregnant women; requires the department to provide to persons who have high blood lead levels or lead poisoning certain services to aid with such condition; requires juvenile detention facilities that are aware of a juvenile in custody with high blood lead levels or lead poisoning to provide certain services in collaboration with the department of health and local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing.

Rep. Jesse Chism [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-07	House	Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
2024-02-05	House	P2C, ref. to Health Committee
2024-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2024-01-31	House	Filed for introduction

SB2385 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-21 - Failed in Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2655&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2655.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB2385.pdf