TN HB0617 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-10 - Sponsor(s) Added.
Pending: House Naming & Designating Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-10 - Sponsor(s) Added.
Pending: House Naming & Designating Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, designates October as "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month" in all public schools; requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide age-appropriate, research-based instruction related to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness to students in grades six through 12. - Amends TCA Title 15 and Title 49.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15 and Title 49, relative to drug poisoning awareness.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-10 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-02-05 | House | P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - Education Committee |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB0611 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-12 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
