Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 15 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 0751 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 499

  2. Pub. Ch. 499

  3. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

  8. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

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

  10. Companion House Bill substituted

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  13. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0355)

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

  15. H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/17/2025

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  17. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1

  18. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  19. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  20. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  21. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  22. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  23. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0070)

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

  34. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  35. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  36. Filed for introduction

  37. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  38. Intro., P1C.

  39. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0751 do?
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 HB 0751?
HB 0751 is sponsored by Hicks G, Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Russell, Lowell (Republican), Sherrell, Paul (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), Vital, Greg (Republican), White, Mark (Republican), Hardaway, T.J. (Democrat), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Doggett, Clay (Republican), Moody, Debra (Republican), Wright, Dave (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), and Todd, Chris (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0751?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.
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