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HB 2013

Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires a law enforcement officer to cause to be administered by a qualified practitioner at a hospital a blood or urine test on a person for the presence of a psychotropic drug if such officer has probable cause to believe that the person committed a mass shooting; directs the health science center to study the drug interactions between any drugs found in the person's blood or urine. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 40; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Mary Littleton

Tennessee bill mandates drug testing of mass shooting suspects and requires study of drug interactions to understand potential contributing factors.

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Bill Summary · HB 2013

Legislative bill overview

HB 2013 requires law enforcement to obtain blood or urine tests for psychotropic drugs from individuals suspected of committing mass shootings, with results analyzed for potential drug interactions. The bill also mandates that the health science center conduct research on how any identified drugs may have interacted with each other.

Why is this important

Mass shooting prevention is a significant public policy concern, and understanding whether prescription drugs or drug combinations played a role could inform both clinical practice and law enforcement investigations. However, this represents a substantial expansion of drug testing authority and raises questions about the scope and application of such testing in criminal investigations.

Potential points of contention

  • Fourth Amendment concerns: Mandatory blood/urine testing without explicit consent raises constitutional questions about unreasonable searches, even with probable cause for a serious crime
  • Scope ambiguity: "Psychotropic drug" is broadly defined and could include common medications (antidepressants, ADHD medications, sleep aids); unclear which drugs would be studied or how findings would be used
  • Causation vs. correlation: The bill doesn't specify how drug interactions would be evaluated or what threshold would constitute a relevant finding, risking misattribution of causality to medication rather than other factors
  • Privacy and stigmatization: Publishing research on drug interactions linked to mass shooting suspects could unfairly stigmatize patients taking legitimate medications

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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