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2 | 2 | HOUSE BILL 464 | |
3 | 3 | By Helton-Haynes | |
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5 | 5 | SENATE BILL 465 | |
6 | 6 | By Gardenhire | |
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9 | 9 | SB0465 | |
10 | 10 | 002191 | |
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13 | 13 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50; | |
14 | 14 | Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to substance | |
15 | 15 | use. | |
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17 | 17 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
18 | 18 | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-1-156(b), is amended by deleting | |
19 | 19 | the language "This immunity from being arrested, charged, or prosecuted shall apply to the | |
20 | 20 | person experiencing a drug overdose on the person's first such drug overdose. This immunity | |
21 | 21 | from being arrested, charged, or prosecuted may be applied if the person experiences | |
22 | 22 | subsequent drug overdoses at the discretion of the responding law enforcement officer or the | |
23 | 23 | district attorney general's office.". | |
24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. | |
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