Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

SB 0940 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to substance use.

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

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 09, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

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

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

  8. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

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

  11. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Comp. SB subst.

  16. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 231

  17. Filed for introduction

  18. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  23. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  24. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  25. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0142)

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

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  29. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  30. Subst. for comp. HB.

  31. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0275)

  32. Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  33. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  34. Signed by Senate Speaker

  35. Signed by H. Speaker

  36. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  37. Signed by Governor.

  38. Pub. Ch. 231

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0940 do?
Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63.
Who sponsors SB 0940?
SB 0940 is sponsored by Briggs, Richard (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), and Walley, Page (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0940?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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