Bill > HB2472

This bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, concerning criminal offenses, specifically by clarifying the definition of "criminally negligent conduct" as it relates to the offense of criminally negligent homicide. The key change is that "criminally negligent conduct" will now explicitly include situations where a person fails or refuses to provide assistance to someone who is unconscious or requires medical attention, and the person failing to act knows or should reasonably know that this condition resulted from the consumption of a controlled substance, which is defined in Section 39-17-402. This amendment aims to address scenarios where a death occurs due to such inaction following drug use, making it clearer that this type of failure to act can be considered criminal negligence leading to homicide.