Tennessee Senate Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-17 - Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [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.

Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

Sen. Frank Niceley [R]

Sen. Steve Southerland [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-17	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee
2020-03-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
2019-01-31	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2019-01-30	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2019-01-29	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0274 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-27 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

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