Art Rymer
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Chattanooga
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What this office does: A state representative votes on Tennessee laws and the state budget in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Esther Helton Haynes
RepublicanIncumbent
State representative; semi-retired nurse · Chattanooga
The gist
- Sponsored Matthew Davenport's Law on kratom offenses and testing.In office
- Sponsored limiting buprenorphine recovery prescriptions to licensed physicians.In office
- Sponsored stricter eligibility for the 340B drug discount program.In office
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Sponsored Matthew Davenport's Law on kratom offenses and testing.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Esther Helton-Haynes, 114th General AssemblyGovernment record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1649 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“which creates certain criminal offenses and testing requirements related to Kratom.”
Sponsored limiting buprenorphine recovery prescriptions to licensed physicians.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Esther Helton-Haynes, 114th General AssemblyGovernment record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1239 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“a physician licensed in this state is the only healthcare provider authorized to prescribe a buprenorphine product”
Sponsored stricter eligibility for the 340B drug discount program.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Esther Helton-Haynes, 114th General AssemblyGovernment record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1648 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“is eligible to qualify as a 340B entity, only if the entity is also a recipient of one or more state or federal grant awards”
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