Amends TCA Title 40.
Tennessee SB0491 amends Title 40 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to specify that the lethal injection protocol for carrying out a death sentence may include the use of pharmaceutical fentanyl. This bill primarily affects the administration of capital punishment in Tennessee. A key provision is the explicit inclusion of fentanyl as an acceptable drug in the lethal injection process.
Tennessee SB0491 amends Title 40 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to specify that the lethal injection protocol for carrying out a death sentence may include the use of pharmaceutical fentanyl. This bill primarily affects the administration of capital punishment in Tennessee. A key provision is the explicit inclusion of fentanyl as an acceptable drug in the lethal injection process.
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