--- type: "Bill" title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, excludes narcotic testing equipment used to determine whether a controlled substance contains a synthetic opioid from the definition of \"drug paraphernalia\"; exclusion does not apply if the equipment is possessed for purposes of a person's commission of a drug-related offense; exclusion repealed July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402." description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, excludes narcotic testing equipment used to determine whether a controlled substance contains a synthetic opioid from the definition of \"drug paraphernalia\"; exclusion does not apply if the equipment is possessed for purposes of a person's commission of a drug-related offense; exclusion repealed July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "112" identifier: "HB 2177" citation: "Tennessee HB 2177 (112)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"] version_count: 3 action_count: 44 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2022-01-31" last_action: "2022-04-04" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/534edd04-682d-4e28-add2-92dd9abfa5e9" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2177&GA=112" source_hash: "11ce90f93e53c849f70ea26a6aff81faaf2901bd5fd32a81556ddf021377dddc" 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 2177 (112) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, excludes narcotic testing equipment used to determine whether a controlled substance contains a synthetic opioid from the definition of "drug paraphernalia"; exclusion does not apply if the equipment is possessed for purposes of a person's commission of a drug-related offense; exclusion repealed July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment HA0589** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0589.pdf) 2. **Amendment SA0506** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0506.pdf) 3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2177.pdf) ## Votes - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/3/2022 Passed (1) — **27–3** (pass) · upper - HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/23/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2022 Passed (1) — **82–9** (pass) · lower - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 1 2/22/2022 Passed (2) — **6–2** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Johnson — primary (person) - Lamberth — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/16/2022 - **2022-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/15/2022 - **2022-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/22/2022 - **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/23/2022 - **2022-02-16** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/23/2022 - **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/22/2022 - **2022-02-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 1 - **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/2/2022 - **2022-02-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2022 - **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2022-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3 `passage` - **2022-03-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0506) - **2022-03-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022 - **2022-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022 - **2022-03-17** Comp. SB subst. - **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-17** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 9, PNV 0 `passage` - **2022-03-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0589) `amendment-withdrawal` - **2022-03-17** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2022-03-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2022-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker - **2022-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2022-03-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2022-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 764 - **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/31/2022 - **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 764 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/534edd04-682d-4e28-add2-92dd9abfa5e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).