Tennessee · Senate Bill 2229 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to controlled substances.

SB 2229 Sponsored by Adam Lowe Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2024
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 11, 2024
  4. Passed the House Apr 23, 2024
  5. To the governor Apr 29, 2024
  6. Became law May 9, 2024

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a violation of the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs or a conspiracy to violate such law to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is fentanyl or carfentanyl, or any analogue or derivative thereof, either alone or in combination with any substance scheduled as a controlled substance by the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, including controlled substance analogues, and the violation resulted in the death of another person. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Every action

28 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/27/2024
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
  8. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. CommitteeRecommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Senate Calendar Committee
  10. SenatePlaced on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024
  11. SenateSenate Reset on calendar for 4/11/2024
  12. SenatePlaced on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
  13. SenateSponsor change.
  14. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  15. SenateSenate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0924)
  16. SenatePassed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0
  17. SenateEngrossed; ready for transmission to House
  18. HouseRcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  19. HouseSubst. for comp. HB.
  20. HouseAm. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0930)
  1. HousePassed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1
  2. SenateEnrolled and ready for signatures
  3. SenateSigned by Senate Speaker
  4. HouseSigned by H. Speaker
  5. SenateTransmitted to Governor for action.
  6. SenateSigned by Governor.
  7. Secretary of StatePub. Ch. 957
  8. GovernorEffective date(s) 07/01/2024

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

as Amended Third Consideration · Full Senate

Passed 28–0
Apr 11, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 28 No 0
Democrats: 2 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 28

REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION · Full House

Passed 92–0
Apr 23, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 92 No 0 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 18 yes, 0 no Republicans: 73 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 92

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 1, 2024 Senate Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
Members

Yes · 8

 Passed 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

  • AL Adam LoweR Primary sponsor · District 1
All 2 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.