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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 897
SENATE BILL NO. 2088
By Crowe, Bailey, Bowling, Johnson, Rose, Taylor, White
Substituted for: House Bill No. 2013
By Littleton, Reneau, Davis, Alexander, White, Powers, Howell
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 40; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68,
relative to psychotropic drugs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-7-109(c)(1)(A), is amended by deleting
"that resulted in the deaths of four (4) or more individuals".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-7-109(c)(5), is amended by adding the
following language as a new, appropriately designated subdivision:
( ) "Mass shooting" means:
(i) A shooting resulting in four (4) or more individuals sustaining an injury; or
(ii) A shooting in which a reasonable person would conclude that the decedent
attempted to kill four (4) or more individuals;
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 7, Part 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Health science center" has the same meaning as defined in§ 38-7-109;
(2) "Hospital" has the same meaning as defined in§ 68-11-201;
(3) "Mass shooting" means:
(A) A shooting resulting in four (4) or more individuals sustaining an
injury; or
(B) A shooting in which a reasonable person would conclude that a
person attempted to kill four (4) or more individuals;
(4) "Psychotropic drug" has the same meaning as defined in§ 38-7-109; and
(5) "Qualified practitioner" means:
(A) A physician;
(8) A registered nurse;
(C) A licensed practical nurse;
(D) A clinical laboratory technician;
(E) A technologist;
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(F) A trained phlebotomist who is operating under a hospital protocol,
has completed phlebotomy training through an educational entity providing
such training, or has been properly trained by a current or former employer to
draw blood; or
(G) A physician assistant.
(b)(1) A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person has
committed a mass shooting may ask if the person consents to a blood or urine test for
the purpose of:
(A) Determining the presence of any drugs, including therapeutic levels
of psychotropic drugs; and
(B) Studying the interactions between any psychotropic drugs and
other drugs that are present in the person's blood or urine, as described in
subsection (e).
(2) If the person, as described in subdivision (b)(1 ), consents to a blood or
urine test, then the law enforcement officer must cause to be administered the blood
or urine test by a qualified practitioner at a hospital.
(3) If the person, as described in subdivision (b)(1 ), is a minor, then only the
parent or legal guardian may consent to the blood or urine test for the minor.
(c)(1) A qualified practitioner shall:
(A) Procure the blood or urine sample from a person as soon as
practicable as long as the person's life is not in jeopardy; and
(8) Test the person's blood or urine for the presence of any drugs,
including therapeutic levels of psychotropic drugs.
(2) A qualified practitioner must be considered to be acting in good faith once
the person, as described in subdivision (b)(1), acknowledges that such person
consents to the procurement of the blood or urine sample.
(3) A qualified practitioner or hospital shall not incur civil or criminal liability as
a result of procuring a blood or urine sample pursuant to this section, except in a case
of negligence.
(d)(1) The hospital where' the blood or urine sample was procured and tested shall
send to the health scienc~ center the results of the drug test, as described in
subdivision (c)(1)(B).
(2) The hospital shall not disclose any identifying information, including the
person's name or social security number.
(e)(1) The health science center shall study the drug interactions between the
psychotropic drugs and any other drugs that were present in the person's blood or
urine using available drug interaction software.
(2) The health science center shall include any data collected pursuant to this
section to the quarterly reports submitted to the chief clerks of each house of the
general assembly in accordance with§ 38-7-109.
(f) This section does not preclude a law enforcement officer from seeking a search
warrant pursuant to title 40, chapter 6, part 1.
SECTION 4: This act takes effect July 1; 2026, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to
mass shootings occurring on or after that date.
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SENATE BILL NO. 2088
PASSED: April 16, 2026
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