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TN HB 751

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Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense of knowingly engaging in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment by exposing the child to fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or a fentanyl derivative or analogue; punishes the offense as a Class E felony if the child is over 8 and as a Class B felony if the child is 8 or less. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 751 pass?

Yes. TN HB 751 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-27. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Pub. Ch. 499

What is TN HB 751 about?

TN HB 751 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense of knowingly engaging in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment by exposing the child to fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or a fentanyl derivative or analogue; punishes the offense as a Class E felony if the child is over 8 and as a Class B felony if the child is 8 or less. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 751?

Faison is the primary sponsor of TN HB 751.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 499
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Faisonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  6. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025

  7. 2025-03-05

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-03-12

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025

  9. 2025-03-12

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2025-03-12

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-03-13

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025

  12. 2025-03-17

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 3, PNV 2

    passage

  13. 2025-03-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2025-03-17

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0070)

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-03-18

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  16. 2025-03-20

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  17. 2025-04-16

    H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/17/2025

  18. 2025-04-16

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 1

    passage

  19. 2025-04-16

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0355)

  20. 2025-04-16

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  21. 2025-04-21

    H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 86, Nays 1 PNV 6 HB0751

  22. 2025-04-23

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  23. 2025-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  24. 2025-05-08

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  25. 2025-05-09

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  26. 2025-05-21

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  27. 2025-05-27

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  28. 2025-05-27

    Pub. Ch. 499

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/5/2025 Passed (4)

    2025-03-05 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Salinas: not voting

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 16-2

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Harris: not voting
    • Powell: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-03-17 · pass · 89-3

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Jones J: not voting
    • Powell: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025 3/13/2025 (2)

    2025-03-17 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-16 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Oliver: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/21/2025 Passed

    2025-04-21 · pass · 86-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Brooks: not voting
    • Johnson: not voting
    • Jones J: not voting
    • Pearson: not voting
    • Powell: not voting
    • Salinas: not voting

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0751&ga=114

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