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type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, classifies as second degree murder the killing of another by unlawful distribution or unlawful delivery or unlawful dispensation of fentanyl or carfentanil, when those substances alone, or in combination with any scheduled controlled substance, including controlled substance analogs, are the proximate cause of the death of the user. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, classifies as second degree murder the killing of another by unlawful distribution or unlawful delivery or unlawful dispensation of fentanyl or carfentanil, when those substances alone, or in combination with any scheduled controlled substance, including controlled substance analogs, are the proximate cause of the death of the user. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1787"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1787 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Littleton", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 56
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e49e0a4c-6f27-4303-8711-0326e97b7c1a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1787&GA=110"
source_hash: "8a03baca997aabffd8d589271d3a2c04e6f88f09f6b309de8ffbf14a01f701e2"
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 SB 1787 (110) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, classifies as second degree murder the killing of another by unlawful distribution or unlawful delivery or unlawful dispensation of fentanyl or carfentanil, when those substances alone, or in combination with any scheduled controlled substance, including controlled substance analogs, are the proximate cause of the death of the user. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1787.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/23/2018 PASSED (1) — **330** (fail) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/18/2018 Passed (2) — **70** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **960** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/25/2018 PASSED — **300** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2018 PASSED — **7417** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/27/2018 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Littleton — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-02-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Placed behind the budget
- **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2018
- **2018-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0655)
- **2018-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0749) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA1281) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1261) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-25** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1261) `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 995
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 995
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e49e0a4c-6f27-4303-8711-0326e97b7c1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).