---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, enacts the \"One Pill Will Kill Act,\" which adds fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, and thiafentanil to what constitutes a qualifying controlled substance for purposes of certain felony offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Controlled Substances - As enacted, enacts the \"One Pill Will Kill Act,\" which adds fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, and thiafentanil to what constitutes a qualifying controlled substance for purposes of certain felony offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 702"
citation: "Tennessee HB 702 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled Substances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doggett"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f0f33bf-ff23-4e7d-bce2-4e78fac413b7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0702&GA=113"
source_hash: "76d155338c4ff5a1364c59a9dba64a1d14d8482c478481c9bdaaafb1db475cc4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 702 (113) — Controlled Substances - As enacted, enacts the "One Pill Will Kill Act," which adds fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, and thiafentanil to what constitutes a qualifying controlled substance for purposes of certain felony offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0055** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0055.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0458** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0458.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0180** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0180.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0503** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0503.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0702.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/28/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/18/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/21/2023 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023 4/18/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doggett — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-01** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Placed behind the budget
- **2023-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0458) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0055) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0180)
- **2023-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0503)
- **2023-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-19** Pub. Ch. 386

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f0f33bf-ff23-4e7d-bce2-4e78fac413b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).