Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a violation of the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs or a conspiracy to violate such law to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is fentanyl or carfentanyl, or any analogue or derivative thereof, either alone or in combination with any substance scheduled as a controlled substance by the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, including controlled substance analogues, and the violation resulted in the death of another person. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
SB2229 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 957 by the Secretary of State.
  • Bill History
  • Amendments
  • Video
  • Summary
  • Fiscal Note
  • Votes
  • Actions For SB2229Date
    Effective date(s) 07/01/202405/13/2024
    Pub. Ch. 95705/13/2024
    Signed by Governor.05/09/2024
    Transmitted to Governor for action.04/29/2024
    Signed by H. Speaker04/26/2024
    Signed by Senate Speaker04/25/2024
    Enrolled and ready for signatures04/25/2024
    Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 104/23/2024
    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0930)04/23/2024
    Subst. for comp. HB.04/23/2024
    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.04/15/2024
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House04/11/2024
    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 004/11/2024
    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0924)04/11/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/11/2024
    Sponsor change.04/11/2024
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/202404/10/2024
    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/11/202404/10/2024
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/202404/08/2024
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 004/01/2024
    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/202403/27/2024
    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/202403/27/2024
    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/202403/26/2024
    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/27/202403/26/2024
    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/202403/20/2024
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee02/01/2024
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration01/31/2024
    Filed for introduction01/30/2024
    Actions For HB2301Date
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 95705/13/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/23/2024
    Comp. SB subst.04/23/2024
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/202404/17/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/17/2024
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/202404/17/2024
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee04/17/2024
    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/202404/17/2024
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee04/17/2024
    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/202404/11/2024
    Placed behind the budget04/10/2024
    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/10/202404/03/2024
    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee04/03/2024
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee04/02/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/28/2024
    Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/2/202403/27/2024
    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee03/26/2024
    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/202403/20/2024
    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee03/20/2024
    Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee03/20/2024
    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.02/01/2024
    Intro., P1C.01/31/2024
    Filed for introduction01/29/2024
  • AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    SA0924Amendment 1-0 to SB2229Fiscal Memo for SA0924 (17327)  
    AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    HA0930Amendment 1-1 to HB2301Fiscal Memo for HA0930 (17327)  

    NOTE: Each fiscal memorandum applies only to the amendment(s) identified in the memorandum. The fiscal memorandum must be matched to any amendments that have been adopted.

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  • Fiscal Summary

    NOT SIGNIFICANT


    Bill Summary

    ON APRIL 11, 2024, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2229, AS AMENDED.

    AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the changes below to the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs.

    Present law requires a violation of the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs or a conspiracy to violate the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs where the recipient or the intended recipient of the controlled substance is under 18 to be punished one classification higher.

    This amendment adds to the present law by requiring a violation of the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs or a conspiracy to violate the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is fentanyl or carfentanyl, or any analogue or derivative thereof, either alone or in combination with any substance scheduled as a controlled substance by the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, including controlled substance analogues, and the violation resulted in the death of another person.

  • FiscalNote for SB2229/HB2301 filed under HB2301

  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    House moved to substitute and conform to SB2229

    SB2229 by Lowe - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................92
              Noes................................................0
              Present and not voting...................1

              Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Barrett, Baum, Behn, Boyd, Bricken, Bulso, Burkhart, Camper, Capley, Carr, Carringer, Cepicky, Chism, Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Davis, Dixie, Doggett, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Freeman, Fritts, Gant, Garrett, Gillespie, Glynn, Grills, Hakeem, Hale, Hardaway, Harris, Haston, Hawk, Hazlewood, Helton-Haynes, Hicks G, Hicks T, Hill, Holsclaw, Howell, Hulsey, Hurt, Jernigan, Johnson C, Johnson G, Jones, Keisling, Kumar, Lafferty, Lamberth, Leatherwood, Littleton, Lynn, Marsh, Martin B, Martin G, McCalmon, McKenzie, Miller, Mitchell, Moody, Moon, Powell, Powers, Ragan, Raper, Reedy, Richey, Rudd, Rudder, Russell, Shaw, Sherrell, Slater, Sparks, Stevens, Terry, Thompson, Todd, Travis, Vaughan, Vital, Warner, White, Whitson, Williams, Wright, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Sexton -- 92.
              Representatives present and not voting were: Pearson -- 1.

              HB2301 by Howell - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE:
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 4/17/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB2301 by Howell - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB2301 by Howell - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB2301 by Howell - HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/2/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB2301 by Howell - HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/26/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    SB2229 by Lowe - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/11/2024
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................28
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Bailey, Bowling, Briggs, Campbell, Crowe, Gardenhire, Haile, Jackson, Johnson, Lowe, Lundberg, Massey, Niceley, Oliver, Pody, Powers, Reeves, Roberts, Rose, Southerland, Stevens, Swann, Taylor, Walley, Watson, White, Yager, Mr. Speaker McNally -- 28.

    SB2229 by Lowe - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/1/2024
    Passed
              Ayes................................................8
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Gardenhire, Lamar, Lundberg, Roberts, Rose, Stevens, Taylor, White -- 8.