Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 3 R cosponsors

SB 0417 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to criminal offenses.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 32% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

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Summary

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decreases from 150 grams to 50 grams or more the amount of any substance containing fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or any fentanyl derivative or analogue that is punished as a Class A felony for the knowing manufacture, delivery, or sale of the substance, or possession with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell the substance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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

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

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

  9. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025

  10. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025

  11. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025

  12. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  13. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  14. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  15. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  16. Placed behind the budget

  17. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  18. Filed for introduction

  19. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  21. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  22. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2025

  23. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  27. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  28. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  29. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  30. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  31. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  32. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  33. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0417 do?
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decreases from 150 grams to 50 grams or more the amount of any substance containing fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or any fentanyl derivative or analogue that is punished as a Class A felony for the knowing manufacture, delivery, or sale of the substance, or possession with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell the substance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
Who sponsors SB 0417?
SB 0417 is sponsored by Lowe, Adam (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), and Haile, Ferrell (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0417?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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