NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new Tennessee law requires that investigations of mass shootings include a test for prescription drugs.

HB1349/SB1146 was introduced in February 2025 by Representative Mary Littleton (R-Dickson) and Senator Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City).

It obligates the corresponding county’s medical examiner’s office or the regional forensic center to include in the autopsy of a deceased mass shooter a test for prescription drug use.

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If the shooter is still alive, then those offices are required to consult the accused shooter’s treating mental health professional or primary care physician to determine if drugs were a factor.

The results of the investigation would then be sent to the University of Tenne

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