SB 1391 - Prohibits Women from Using Illegal Substances While Pregnant - Tennessee Key Vote
Douglas Henry voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Bill Passed
- April 9, 2014
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 7, 2014
- Introduced
- Feb. 21, 2013
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Stage Details
Title: Prohibits Women from Using Illegal Substances While Pregnant
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits women from using illegal substances while pregnant.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the prosecution of a woman for an assaultive offense for the illegal use of a narcotic drug while pregnant under the following circumstances (Secs. 1-4):
- The child is born addicted to the narcotic drug; or
- The child is harmed by the narcotic drug.
- Authorizes the prosecution of a woman for criminal homicide if her child dies as a result of her illegal use of a narcotic drug while pregnant (Secs. 1-4).
Title: Prohibits Women from Using Illegal Substances While Pregnant
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits women from using illegal substances while pregnant.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the prosecution of a woman for an assaultive offense for the illegal use of a narcotic drug while pregnant under the following circumstances (Secs. 1-4):
- The child is born addicted to the narcotic drug; or
- The child is harmed by the narcotic drug.
- Authorizes the prosecution of a woman for criminal homicide if her child dies as a result of her illegal use of a narcotic drug while pregnant (Secs. 1-4).
Title: Prohibits Women from Using Illegal Substances While Pregnant