TN HB1624 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 27 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-02-27 - Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 27 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-02-27 - Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, enacts "Brittany's Law," which creates the Class B misdemeanor of knowingly failing to seek medical assistance for an individual who the person knows or reasonably should know is experiencing a drug-related overdose; authorizes the sentencing court to order the defendant to complete a clinical substance abuse assessment and participate in any available substance abuse treatment program. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53 and Title 63.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 53 and Title 63, relative to Brittany's Law.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | House | Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2024 |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-10 | House | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2023-12-18 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1719 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-27 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
