Tennessee SB 1754: Controlled Substances - As introduced, makes various changes to criminal offenses involving fentanyl; increases the penalty one classification for criminal offenses involving fentanyl if the defendant crossed county lines in the course of the criminal offense; requires certain drug offenses to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is a Schedule I or II controlled substance and the offense resulted in the death of another person; creates a new criminal offense of aggravated assault on a first responder by exposing the first responder to fentanyl. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Status: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 (as of 2024-04-19)

State: Tennessee · Session: 113 · Bill: SB 1754

Subjects: Controlled Substances

Sponsors: Lowe

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