Tennessee Senate Bill 1255

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the department 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 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.

Sen. London Lamar [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-12	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2025-02-10	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2025-02-06	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1369 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-12 - Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1255&ga=114
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1255.pdf