Tennessee House Bill 274 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-05-27 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, specifies that industrial hemp and products derived from industrial hemp, other than isolated THC, are not subject to scheduling as a controlled substance and are not subject to forfeiture based solely on their composition; applies that specification to hemp and hemp-derived products if the state obtains primacy to regulate hemp production under the 2018 Farm Bill; prohibits police searches based solely on the odor of cannabis. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 53 and Section 67-4-2802.

As introduced, specifies that industrial hemp and products derived from industrial hemp, other than isolated THC, are not subject to scheduling as a controlled substance and are not subject to forfeiture based solely on their composition; applies that specification to hemp and hemp-derived products if the state obtains primacy to regulate hemp production under the 2018 Farm Bill; prohibits police searches based solely on the odor of cannabis. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 53 and Section 67-4-2802.

Rep. Martin Daniel [R]

Rep. Jay Reedy [R]

Rep. Harold Love [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-27	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
2020-05-20	House	Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 5/27/2020
2020-03-17	House	Meeting Canceled
2020-03-11	House	Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/17/2020
2019-04-03	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee of Judiciary
2019-03-27	House	Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
2019-02-01	House	Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee
2019-01-31	House	P2C, ref. to Judiciary
2019-01-30	House	Intro., P1C.
2019-01-29	House	Filed for introduction

SB0279 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-17 - Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0274&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0274.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/SB0279.pdf