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SB0120Introduced in the Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses involving controlled substances.

IntroducedSenate Judiciary

Introduced by Adam Lowe, District 1

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, expands the Class C felony offense of aggravated assault against a first responder to include knowingly possessing fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or a fentanyl analogue in a manner that would be reasonably foreseen to expose a first responder to the substance while the first responder is discharging or attempting to discharge the first responder's official duties and the first responder is exposed resulting in the serious bodily injury or death of the first responder. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Where it stands

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

January 15, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

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