TN SB1754 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
Pending: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
Pending: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, makes various changes to criminal offenses involving fentanyl; increases the penalty one classification for criminal offenses involving fentanyl if the defendant crossed county lines in the course of the criminal offense; requires certain drug offenses to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is a Schedule I or II controlled substance and the offense resulted in the death of another person; creates a new criminal offense of aggravated assault on a first responder by exposing the first responder to fentanyl. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to controlled substances.
Sponsors
| Sen. Adam Lowe [R] | Sen. Ken Yager [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-12 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-19 | Senate | Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 |
| 2024-04-11 | Senate | Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024 |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024 |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2024 |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/5/2024 |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/27/2024 |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-01-11 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB1947 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-23 - Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee
