Amends TCA Title 40.
Tennessee HB1022 amends Title 40 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to allow the use of pharmaceutical fentanyl as part of the lethal injection protocol for carrying out a death sentence. This bill affects the administration of capital punishment in Tennessee by specifying an additional substance that may be used in executions. Key provisions include the explicit inclusion of fentanyl in the lethal injection protocol, potentially impacting the methods used by the state in executing death sentences.
Tennessee HB1022 amends Title 40 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to allow the use of pharmaceutical fentanyl as part of the lethal injection protocol for carrying out a death sentence. This bill affects the administration of capital punishment in Tennessee by specifying an additional substance that may be used in executions. Key provisions include the explicit inclusion of fentanyl in the lethal injection protocol, potentially impacting the methods used by the state in executing death sentences.
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Russell, Lowell
114th General Assembly
February 5, 2025
March 18, 2026
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee