TN SB0491 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-29 - Filed for introduction
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-29 - Filed for introduction
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, specifies that for purposes of carrying out a sentence of death, lethal injection protocol may include the use of pharmaceutical fentanyl. - Amends TCA Title 40.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to the death penalty.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2025-01-29 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0491&ga=114 |
Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0491.pdf |