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HB1347 • 2026

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 24; Title 29; Title 30; Title 32; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to mental health.

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Sponsor
Reeves, Jackson
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on the content of the reports or their impact beyond adding the legislative librarian as a recipient.

Mental Health Department Reporting Changes

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to include the legislative librarian in its quarterly reports about mental health services.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds the legislative librarian to the list of people who receive quarterly reports from the department.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  • Legislative librarian

Terms To Know

quarterly report
A report that is sent every three months.
suitable accommodations
Services and facilities provided to meet the needs of people with mental health or substance abuse issues.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if reports are not submitted on time.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect other stakeholders who currently receive these reports.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1199
By Jackson

HOUSE BILL 1347
By Reeves

HB1347
002843
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title
24; Title 29; Title 30; Title 32; Title 33; Title 34;
Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title
63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to mental health.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 33-6-109, is amended by inserting
"the legislative librarian," after "The department shall report quarterly to".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.