Tennessee - Session 114
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to substance use.
Present law prohibits a person who is experiencing a drug overdose and who in good faith seeks medical assistance for or is the subject of a request for medical assistance from be ing arrested, charged, or prosecuted for a drug violation if the evidence for the arrest, charge, or prosecution of the drug violation resulted from seeking such medical assistance. Present law provides that t his immunity applies to a person experiencing a drug overdose on the person's first drug overdose and that the responding law enforcem ent officer or the district attorney general's offic e may apply such immunity to a person 's subsequent drug overdose at the ir discretion. This bill expands the immunity to more than just the first drug overdose by removing these provisions.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-03-31 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-03-31 | Latest Action | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1470 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 47 and Title 63, relative to mental health. | enrolled |
| HB 1564 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 3, relative to the board of podiatric medical examiners. | enrolled |
| HB 1665 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the protection of minors in healthcare settings. | enrolled |
| HB 1872 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to private causes of action. | in_committee |
| HB 1942 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3, relative to the 2021 Precious Cargo Act. | enrolled |
| HB 1989 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66, relative to armed forces. | in_committee |
| HB 2246 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to stem cell therapies. | in_committee |
| HB 2389 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to psychotropic medication. | enrolled |