LIST: New Tennessee laws taking effect on July 1
Several new Tennessee laws take effect July 1, covering immigration, public safety, education, consumer protection, and more.Summary
On July 1, a variety of new Tennessee laws become effective. These include changes to off‑highway vehicle permits in the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area, citizenship verification requirements for certain professional licenses, transfer of hemp‑derived cannabinoid oversight to the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, confidentiality of immigration enforcement records, penalties for individuals who remain in the state after a deportation order, the Drink‑Spiking Prevention Act making drink spiking a Class D felony, expanded prohibitions on teacher‑student sexual relationships, penalties for under‑21 tobacco, vape, and hemp purchases, expanded circumstances allowing homeowners to use deadly force to protect property, new felony penalties for threats of mass violence against schools and child care facilities, and required drug testing of deceased suspected mass shooters when four or more people are injured or the suspect intended to kill four or more.
(Source：WZTV)
