TN HB2302 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-4)
Status: Passed on May 31 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-31 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1039
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-4)
Status: Passed on May 31 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-31 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1039
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, enacts the "Ben Kredich Act," which, for the purpose of proving a person violated state law relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant, establishes that evidence that the person was suspected to be impaired secondary to the sedative or otherwise intoxicating effects of a controlled substance, and was administered within 24 hours prior to the alleged violation, an opioid antagonist for an opioid-related overdose, creates a presumption that the defendant's ability to drive was sufficiently impaired by the substance that caused the opioid-related overdose to constitute a violation of state law, and authorizes a first responder who administers an opioid antagonist to an individual experiencing an opioid-related overdose to provide information on the risks associated with driving for a 24-hour period following administration. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal offenses.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1039 | |
| 2024-04-24 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-24 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2024-04-23 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/23/2024 |
| 2024-04-23 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/23/2024 |
| 2024-04-23 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/23/2024 |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/16/2024 |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 4/17/2024 |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/9/2024 |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024 |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2024 |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2024 |
| 2024-03-19 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2024-03-19 | House | Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-02-01 | House | P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB2116 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-31 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
