SENATE BILL 465
By Gardenhire
HOUSE BILL 464
By Helton-Haynes
HB0464
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50;
Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to substance
use.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-1-156(b), is amended by deleting
the language "This immunity from being arrested, charged, or prosecuted shall apply to the
person experiencing a drug overdose on the person's first such drug overdose. This immunity
from being arrested, charged, or prosecuted may be applied if the person experiences
subsequent drug overdoses at the discretion of the responding law enforcement officer or the
district attorney general's office.".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.