Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB2301: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 57, relative to adulterated products.
Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026
Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESIncarceration$7,000 Bill Summary Present law makes it an offense for a person to adulterate any food product or liquid that is manufactured, marketed, grown, or produced for human consumption or any pharmaceutical product that is designed, marketed, or prescribed for the diagnosis or treatment of a disease or medical condition by placing in, mixing with, or adding to the product or liquid, any object, liquid, powder or other substance with the intent to cause bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or death to a user of the product or liquid. This bill also makes it an offense to adulterate any such food product, liquid, or pharmaceutical product with the intent to cause the involuntary intoxication of the user of the product or liquid. This bill makes a violation of this provision, where the person intends to cause involuntary intoxication, a Class D felony. A Class D felony is punishable by imprisonment of two to 12 years and a fine of up to $5,000. DRINK DRUG TESTING DEVICES This bill prohibits a licensee authorized to sell or offer samples of intoxicating beverages for consumption from serving intoxicating beverages on the premises without maintaining a drink drug testing device approved by the alcoholic beverage commission ("commission"). Such a device must be readily available upon the request of a customer and be provided to the customer for free or at a cost not to exceed the reasonable cost of the device. Further, this bill requires a licensee to post a notice in an obvious location that informs customers of the availability of the device. As used in this bill, a "drink drug testing device" means a device that meets all of the following requirements: Utilizes disposable test strips to detect the presence of drugs in intoxicating drinks. Is capable of detect
What the bill says
From the amended text:
House Judiciary 1 Amendment No. 1 to HB2301 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2372* House Bill No. 2301 by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-107, is amended by deleting the section and substituting: (a) It is an offense for a person to adulterate any food product or liquid that is manufactured, marketed, grown, or produced for human consumption or any pharmaceutical product that is designed, marketed, or prescribed for the diagnosis or treatment of a disease or medical condition by placing in, mixing with, or adding to the product or liquid, any object, liquid, powder, or other substance with the intent to cause the following to a user of the product or (2) Bodily injury; (3) Serious bodily injury; or (4) Death. (b) (1) A violation of this section where the person intends to cause involuntary intoxication is a Class D felony. (2) A violation of this section where the person intends to cause bodily injury is a Class C felony. (3) A violation of this section where the person intends to cause serious bodily injury or death is a Class B felony. SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it. HA0976