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TennesseeSB 1233114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53, relative to criminal justice.

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Signed by Governor

Criminal Offenses

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Victims can file petitions before conviction

Beginning July 1, 2025, victims can file petitions before conviction for offenses listed in Tennessee Code §36-3-627(a)(1). The law includes the court handling the criminal trial among courts eligible to handle these petitions. That court must serve the respondent with the petition and notice of a hearing after conviction. It holds the petition through trial and dismisses it if there is no conviction. After conviction, the hearing occurs immediately after judgment, but never less than five days after service.

Death scenes protected; overdose aid allowed

Beginning July 1, 2025, people must leave specified death scenes undisturbed until law enforcement is notified and arrives. The rule covers people found dead or presumed dead from violence, drowning, suffocation, poison, hanging, drug overdose, or other means. People may not touch, disturb, move, or remove the body, clothing, personal effects, or weapons. The required official is the police chief, the applicable sheriff, or their lawful representative. Giving naloxone or another opioid-overdose reversal medicine to someone experiencing a drug-related overdose is not prohibited.

Fentanyl penalties rise; treatment remains available

Beginning July 1, 2025, violations of Tennessee Code §39-17-418(a) involving any amount of the listed drugs require confinement. These drugs are fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, and any fentanyl derivative or analogue. The person must serve at least 30 days, including 100% of the 30-day minimum. Afterward, the sentence can still allow a state-certified drug or recovery court or another licensed treatment program. The law also excludes violations involving the five named drugs from the citation procedures in §40-7-118(b). That exclusion does not expressly list other fentanyl derivatives or analogues.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

  • Janice Bowling

    Republican • Senate

  • Todd Gardenhire

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 138 • No: 10

House vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025

Yes: 85 • No: 10

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2025

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/21/2025

SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

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

    5/15/2025

  2. Pub. Ch. 462

    5/15/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/9/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    5/1/2025Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/30/2025House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/29/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/28/2025Senate

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

    4/23/2025Senate

  9. Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 10, PNV 0

    4/22/2025House

  10. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0339)

    4/22/2025House

  11. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0338)

    4/22/2025House

  12. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/22/2025House

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    4/22/2025Senate

  14. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    4/22/2025Senate

  15. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0347)

    4/22/2025Senate

  16. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0346)

    4/22/2025Senate

  17. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0446)

    4/22/2025Senate

  18. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025

    4/21/2025Senate

  19. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0

    4/21/2025Senate

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

    4/17/2025Senate

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

    4/14/2025Senate

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

    4/14/2025Senate

  23. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

    4/2/2025Senate

  24. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

    4/1/2025Senate

  25. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

    4/1/2025Senate

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