2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-402, relative to testing equipment used to determine the presence of a synthetic opioid.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, excludes narcotic testing equipment used to determine whether a controlled substance contains a synthetic opioid from the definition of "drug paraphernalia"; exclusion does not apply if the equipment is possessed for purposes of a person's commission of a drug-related offense; exclusion repealed July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402.
Bill History
1/31/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/9/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/9/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
House of Representatives
2/10/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/15/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/23/2022
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/2/2022
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/4/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 764
Amendments
HA0589
Amendment 1-0 to HB2177
3/3/2022Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/4/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor

William Lamberth
Republican