---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts \"Matthew Davenport's Law,\" which creates certain criminal offenses and testing requirements related to Kratom. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 38; Title 39; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts \"Matthew Davenport's Law,\" which creates certain criminal offenses and testing requirements related to Kratom. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 38; Title 39; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1649"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1649 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helton-Haynes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7157d33e-1d74-42fc-819a-97f6026a8ffb"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1649&ga=114"
source_hash: "5263f92977bd2d044462019526319b29e93bee1390e41abdd5d35c05ea1d362e"
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 1649 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Matthew Davenport's Law," which creates certain criminal offenses and testing requirements related to Kratom. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 38; Title 39; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA1053** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1053.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA1060** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1060.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1649.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Helton-Haynes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-01-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-01-21** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-18** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-25** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-01** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026
- **2026-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 9, PNV 8 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 2, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA1060) `amendment-deferral`
- **2026-04-16** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1053)
- **2026-04-16** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-15** Pub. Ch. 950

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7157d33e-1d74-42fc-819a-97f6026a8ffb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).