2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB1415: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, 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 possessing any amount of fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, or thiafentanil in the presence of the child; punishes the offense as a Class E felony if the child is over eight years of age and as a Class B felony if the child is eight years of age or less. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
3/26/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
Senate
3/31/2025
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
Senate
3/31/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
Senate
4/1/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
Senate
4/14/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
Senate
4/16/2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Senate
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate

Amendments

SA0355

Amendment 1-0 to SB1415

4/3/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
4/1/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/20258.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/26/2025119.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/27/2025117.9 KB