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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 995: Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 995 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63. Primary sponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 231.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Iris RudderPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 231
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
  8. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
  10. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
  12. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source