Bill Sponsors: TN HB1295 | 2013-2014 | 108th General Assembly

Bill Title: As enacted, provides that a woman may be prosecuted for assault for the illegal use of a narcotic drug while pregnant, if her child is born addicted to or harmed by the narcotic drug; law expires July 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-16 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 820 [HB1295 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Terri Lynn Weaver [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-040FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Reginald Tate [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-033FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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