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HB0003 by Cepicky
SB0026 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offenses of assault against a first responder or nurse and aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse to apply to assaults committed against all healthcare professionals. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB0003: Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to first Enhancement Calendar for 2024 SB0026: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/28/2023 3/14/2023 |
HB0005 by Gillespie
SB0018 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires that a person convicted of especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape, or rape be sentenced from within at least Range II for the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB0005: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB0018: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 155 | 4/25/2023 4/25/2023 |
HB0010 by Hakeem
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that the offense of criminal abortion does not include an abortion that was necessary due to a medical emergency affecting the physical or mental health of the pregnant person or performed on a patient whose pregnancy was the result of rape or incest; requires the physician performing the abortion to verify that the patient reported the offense to the appropriate law enforcement agency prior to the procedure. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68. | Withdrawn. | 2/1/2023 |
HB0015 by Martin G
SB0008 by Gardenhire | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for aggravated assault involving strangulation or attempted strangulation from a Class C felony to a Class B felony if the victim was pregnant at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB0015: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB0008: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/12/2023 3/28/2023 |
HB0019 by Chism
SB0895 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows persons convicted of a criminal offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a penitentiary to serve as executor, administrator or guardian, fiduciary, or conservator; removes the requirement that a petition for appointment of a conservator, a petition for letters of administration, and a petition for letters testamentary contain a statement of any misdemeanor conviction of the proposed conservator or personal representative. - Amends TCA Title 30; Title 34; Title 35 and Title 40. | HB0019: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee SB0895: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/21/2023 3/22/2023 |
HB0031 by Doggett
SB0844 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds the offense of rape to the offenses for which a defendant is not eligible for probation under the Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 35. | HB0031: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB0844: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee | 4/18/2023 3/19/2024 |
HB0037 by Warner
SB0659 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes, as exclusions from the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act, a firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person, a firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device, a firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that uses smokeless powder as a propellant, and ammunition with a projectile that explodes after leaving the firearm; creates the criminal offense of disenfranchising another of the person's constitutional rights in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act; prohibits an employee or elected or appointed official of a state or local government entity from enforcing a federal law in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB0037: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee SB0659: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/21/2023 3/21/2023 |
HB0059 by Lamberth
SB0241 by Johnson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from 45 days to 60 days the time period a temporary injunction enjoining a person from removing certain material relevant to a violation of certain criminal offenses from the jurisdiction of the court may remain in effect before it terminates. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB0059: Caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB0241: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/12/2023 1/21/2023 |
HB0075 by Lamberth
SB0256 by Johnson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes the responding law enforcement officer or the district attorney general's office to extend criminal immunity to persons who are experiencing a subsequent drug overdose and who are seeking medical assistance. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-156. | HB0075: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 41 SB0256: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 3/23/2023 3/23/2023 |
HB0085 by Freeman
SB0168 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans Act"; establishes a regulatory structure for the cultivation, processing, and retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products in this state to be administered by the department of agriculture. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. | HB0085: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB0168: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/26/2024 1/21/2023 |
HB0094 by Hardaway
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, establishes a pilot program that would authorize a juvenile court to retain jurisdiction over a juvenile offender until their twenty-fifth birthday if best suited for the offender's treatment, rehabilitation, and welfare. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1. | Withdrawn. | 1/30/2023 |
HB0095 by Hardaway
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class C felony of reckless endangerment that involves community terrorism; authorizes a court to revoke or prohibit the issuance of a driver license to individuals convicted of such offenses for a five-year period. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35. | Withdrawn. | 1/30/2023 |
HB0120 by Richey
SB0406 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the exception to the offense of unlawful carrying of a firearm with the intent to go armed from handguns to firearms if a person meets the age requirements, lawfully possesses the firearm, and is in a place where the person is lawfully present. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. | HB0120: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB0406: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/21/2023 3/7/2023 |
HB0144 by Lamberth
SB0328 by Haile | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, changes from 25 to 17 the number of days of incarceration a person convicted of a second offense of driving under the influence of an intoxicant must serve before the person can participate in a substance abuse treatment program; requires a person charged with or convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence of an intoxicant involving the use of alcohol to wear a transdermal alcohol monitoring device for a 90-day period of continuous sobriety. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | HB0144: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116 SB0328: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 4/18/2023 4/18/2023 |
HB0159 by Capley
SB0172 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, exempts from the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon on school property the possession or carrying of a pocket knife by a nonstudent adult on election day if the knife remains concealed at all times while the adult is on school property for the sole purpose of voting in an election for which the school is the adult's designated polling place. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49. | HB0159: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 142 SB0172: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 4/27/2023 4/27/2023 |
HB0165 by Butler
SB0451 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes an employee of a public accommodation to ask for certain information about a dog guide in training; specifies that an individual utilizing a service animal or training a service animal in training is liable for damages to the same extent that an individual whose pet causes damages to a public accommodation is; makes other related changes to service animals and service animals in training. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 44 and Title 62, Chapter 7, Part 1. | HB0165: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 194 SB0451: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB0167 by Butler
SB0450 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, prohibits the sale or distribution of tattoo and body piercing paraphernalia to minors. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 62, Chapter 38, Part 2 and Title 62, Chapter 38, Part 3. | HB0167: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 90 SB0450: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 4/18/2023 4/18/2023 |
HB0192 by Barrett
SB0488 by Stevens | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, exempts enhanced handgun carry permit holders from the prohibition against carrying a weapon on property that has been posted to prohibit possession of weapons on the premises; removes criminal penalty of Class B misdemeanor punishable only by $500 fine for carrying a weapon on posted property. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1359. | HB0192: Withdrawn. SB0488: Withdrawn. | 1/30/2023 2/3/2023 |
HB0237 by Miller
SB0010 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a person to obtain an enhanced or concealed handgun permit to carry a handgun in certain counties. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB0237: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee SB0010: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/21/2023 3/13/2023 |
HB0248 by McCalmon
SB0213 by Johnson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of domestic assault involving strangulation to serve a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 days incarceration; enhances offenses involving strangulation or attempted strangulation based on certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB0248: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 440 SB0213: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
HB0253 by Parkinson
SB0331 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes the Class B misdemeanor of parentage fraud. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39. | HB0253: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 189 SB0331: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB0285 by Whitson
SB0194 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony certain animal cruelty offenses involving a cock; requires a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 for the offense of being a spectator at a cock fight. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2. | HB0285: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB0194: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/7/2023 3/14/2023 |
HB0309 by Chism
SB1072 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decriminalizes the possession of certain amounts of marijuana by making such possession a civil violation punishable by a $25 fine or community service; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. | HB0309: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1072: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/28/2023 2/21/2023 |
HB0310 by Chism
SB0109 by Walley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes the requirement that a person file a petition with the court in order to have the public records regarding a criminal offense expunged if certain qualifying events have occurred, including the charge against the person was dismissed or a no true bill was returned by a grand jury. - Amends TCA Title 40. | HB0310: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB0109: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/24/2023 1/20/2023 |
HB0372 by Hale
SB1113 by Bowling | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "Ed's Law"; requires a juvenile accused of certain criminal offenses to be transferred from juvenile court to criminal court to be tried as an adult if the juvenile court finds probable cause that the juvenile committed the act. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39. | HB0372: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1113: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/1/2023 2/6/2023 |
HB0373 by Gillespie
SB0623 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds the criminal offenses of aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury to another or the death of another and aggravated assault involving the actual discharge of a firearm to those offenses that are not eligible for probated sentence, if the offenses were committed intentionally or knowingly. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB0373: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB0623: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/18/2023 4/19/2024 |
HB0399 by Littleton
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the maximum age for a victim of aggravated rape of a child from eight years of age to 12 years of age; changes the age for rape of a child from more than eight years of age but less than 13 years of age to more than 12 years of age but less than 18 years of age; increases the punishment for incest if the offense was committed against a child under 18 years of age from a Class C felony to a Class A felony punishable by a mandatory sentence of imprisonment for life without possibility of parole. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 39, Chapter 15. | Withdrawn. | 1/30/2023 |
HB0402 by Lamberth
SB0472 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for driving upon a highway without a valid driver license for the vehicle being driven from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense committed within 10 years of a prior offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55. | HB0402: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB0472: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/18/2023 4/19/2024 |
HB0411 by Johnson C
SB0497 by Stevens | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises the definitions of "wine" and "beer" with regard to law relative to traffic in intoxicating liquors and regulating the sale of wine in retail stores. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 57, Chapter 5. | HB0411: Effective date(s) 04/25/2023 SB0497: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 236 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB0458 by Carr
SB0720 by Massey | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law concerning the offense of boating under the influence. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 69, Chapter 9, Part 2. | HB0458: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023, 10/01/2023 SB0720: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 383 | 5/19/2023 5/19/2023 |
HB0460 by Slater
SB0536 by Haile | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds, for purposes of juvenile court proceedings and termination of parental rights proceedings, certain offenses to those that constitute severe child abuse if the act was committed toward the child or there was a knowing failure to protect the child from the commission of the act toward the child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 1. | HB0460: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB0536: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/18/2023 4/19/2024 |
HB0470 by Crawford
SB0303 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Gabby Act"; establishes a Purple Alert system for use when the Tennessee bureau of investigation receives a report of a missing or endangered domestic abuse victim. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17; Title 25; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB0470: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB0303: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023 | 2/1/2023 3/22/2023 |
HB0472 by Crawford
SB0195 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes standards for shelter that must be provided to dogs under animal cruelty laws. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 44. | HB0472: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 335 SB0195: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/17/2023 5/17/2023 |
HB0482 by Boyd
SB0467 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises the punishment for critical infrastructure vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40 and Title 65, Chapter 35. | HB0482: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB0467: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 302 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB0484 by Boyd
SB1316 by Bailey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for the offense of possession of a used, detached catalytic converter by an unauthorized person from a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by fine to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 62. | HB0484: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. SB1316: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/17/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB0510 by Reedy
SB0601 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, justifies, under certain circumstances, the use of deadly force against another to prevent or terminate the other from committing or attempting to commit certain property offenses; specifies that the display or brandishing of a weapon does not constitute deadly force. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6. | HB0510: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB0601: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/7/2023 3/7/2023 |
HB0535 by Cochran
SB0442 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Dillard's Law," which allows the surviving parent or guardian of a child whose parent was a victim of vehicular homicide to convert a restitution order for child maintenance payments to a civil judgment at any time rather than following conclusion of the defendant's sentence. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | HB0535: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 217 SB0442: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB0548 by Harris
SB0570 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for the possession of a device, tool, machine, implement, or other item capable of programming a smart key or key fob with the intent to use it or allow it to be used to commit theft. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 7. | HB0548: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB0570: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 304 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB0554 by Littleton
SB0654 by Jackson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires district attorneys general to designate one assistant district attorney general as the lead prosecutor in cases involving crimes committed against children; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to provide annual training to assistant district attorneys designated as lead prosecutors in crimes committed against children. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7; Title 16, Chapter 2 and Title 38, Chapter 6. | HB0554: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB0654: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 237 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB0556 by Littleton
SB1225 by White | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires that court clerks notify the health facilities commission, instead of the department of health, when an offender is to be placed on the registry of persons who have been determined to have abused, neglected, misappropriated, or exploited the property of vulnerable individuals; requires that such notice is given within 90 days of conviction of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 5. | HB0556: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 103 SB1225: Effective date(s) 03/31/2023 | 4/18/2023 4/18/2023 |
HB0600 by Powell
SB0326 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes the elements and classification of certain criminal offenses related to distribution of applications for absentee ballots. - Amends TCA Section 2-6-202. | HB0600: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee SB0326: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee | 3/22/2023 3/21/2023 |
HB0631 by Richey
SB0621 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that a person does not commit a Class C misdemeanor offense for hunting over bait so long as bait was not present while the person was hunting and the land is not posted by wildlife officers as a baited dove field. - Amends TCA Title 70. | HB0631: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee SB0621: Rejected by the Senate, Ayes 9, Nays 18, PNV 5 | 3/8/2023 3/6/2023 |
HB0648 by Raper
SB0445 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty, from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor, for educational neglect of a child who is in poor academic standing; requires a petition filed with a juvenile court alleging educational neglect to state whether the child is in poor academic standing, - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49, Chapter 6. | HB0648: Withdrawn. SB0445: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/22/2024 3/14/2023 |
HB0653 by Fritts
SB0299 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires healthcare facilities and long-term care facilities to permit in-person visitation of a patient or resident by family members and community pastoral care members; allows the facilities to place limitations on the frequency and duration of visitation in certain areas and to require the visitors to comply with safety protocols. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | HB0653: Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee SB0299: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee | 3/7/2023 3/8/2023 |
HB0659 by Martin G
SB0501 by Watson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that certain sexual offenses committed against minor victims of a certain age apply based on the age of the victim at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5. | HB0659: Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB0501: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. | 3/7/2023 2/27/2023 |
HB0688 by Hardaway
SB1482 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class C felony of reckless endangerment committed against a population within a geographic territory by members of a criminal gang and the commission of the offense is gang-related; authorizes a court to revoke or prohibit the issuance of a driver license to individuals convicted of such offenses for a five-year period. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35. | HB0688: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 SB1482: Deferred to Summer Study | 4/11/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB0702 by Doggett
SB0193 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "One Pill Will Kill Act," which adds fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, and thiafentanil to what constitutes a qualifying controlled substance for purposes of certain felony offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB0702: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB0193: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 386 | 5/19/2023 5/19/2023 |
HB0722 by Hulsey
SB0435 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the classification for voluntary manslaughter from a Class C felony to a Class B felony. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB0722: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB0435: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 308 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB0752 by Littleton
SB0657 by Jackson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a criminal offense of a foster parent from a kinship placement knowingly allowing a child in the foster parent's care to visit with the child's parent if the foster parent has knowledge of a current court order prohibiting the parent from visiting with the child, with a first violation being a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine only and a second or subsequent violation being a Class B misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39. | HB0752: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB0657: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 238 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB0795 by Capley
SB0823 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, limits the prohibition on a person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carrying a weapon on or about the person while inside any building in which judicial proceedings are in progress, by restricting the prohibition to just the rooms in which judicial proceedings are in progress. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB0795: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. SB0823: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/21/2023 3/7/2023 |
HB0806 by Lamberth
SB1475 by Watson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes revisions to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act of 1989, including expanding the definition of racketeering activity. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 12, Part 2. | HB0806: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 487 SB1475: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
HB0832 by Hulsey
SB0807 by Massey | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, removes those convicted of criminal exposure to HIV from having to register as a sex offender; allows an offender, who was required to register as a sex offender because the offender was convicted of the offense of criminal exposure of another to HIV and the offense was committed prior to July 1, 2023, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with TBI headquarters in Nashville. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41. | HB0832: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 459 SB0807: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
HB0841 by Lynn
SB1059 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes it a Class E felony for a book publisher, distributor, or seller to knowingly sell or distribute obscene matter to a public school serving any of the grades K-12; adds additional fines for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9. | HB0841: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 278 SB1059: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
HB0861 by Hulsey
SB0370 by Niceley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Kratom Consumer Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43. | HB0861: Withdrawn. SB0370: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/22/2024 4/4/2023 |
HB0907 by Gillespie
SB0931 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires that any order releasing a criminal defendant who has been charged with a capital offense be made by an elected judge, instead of a magistrate, and that any such order be supported by findings that are entered into the court record in writing. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB0907: Withdrawn. SB0931: Withdrawn. | 1/30/2023 1/31/2023 |
HB0908 by Gillespie
SB0933 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that a motor vehicle used in the commission or flight from commission of the offense of drag racing is subject to civil asset forfeiture; designates the department of safety as the applicable agency for such forfeiture proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 5. | HB0908: Failed in Criminal Justice Committee SB0933: Senate Reset on calendar for 2024 | 1/30/2024 4/17/2023 |
HB0912 by Gillespie
SB0922 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that a sheriff and sheriff's deputy are law enforcement officers for purposes of the criminal code; clarifies that a deputy jailer is a law enforcement officer only for the purposes of enhancement of a crime under the criminal code. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 41. | HB0912: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB0922: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/2/2023 3/28/2023 |
HB0945 by Alexander
SB1233 by White | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the criminal offenses of assault and aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties to include healthcare providers and increases the penalty for assault against those persons from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. | HB0945: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1233: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 2/6/2023 |
HB0986 by Beck
SB0764 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony the punishment for the offense of assault by intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury to another if the offense occurred while the defendant was trespassing on school property and was committed against a school employee. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB0986: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee SB0764: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/28/2023 3/14/2023 |
HB0994 by Keisling
SB0908 by Niceley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that a threat to use deadly force by a private citizen making an arrest is not in itself considered a use of deadly force; prohibits a private citizen from threatening to use deadly force during the course of a citizen's arrest unless the arrest is for a crime committed or threatened against the citizen making the arrest or for a violent crime committed or threatened in the presence of the citizen making the arrest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6. | HB0994: Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB0908: Withdrawn. | 4/3/2024 4/4/2024 |
HB1008 by Grills
SB1223 by White | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that a course of conduct for purposes of stalking includes one instance of placing an electronic tracking device on a person or in or on a person's property, unless the electronic tracking device is placed by or at the direction of a law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1008: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 349 SB1223: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/17/2023 5/17/2023 |
HB1013 by Grills
SB1491 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a sheriff and sheriff's deputy are law enforcement officers for purposes of the criminal code; clarifies that a deputy jailer is a law enforcement officer only for the purposes of enhancement of a crime under the criminal code. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39. | HB1013: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB1491: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 365 | 5/18/2023 5/18/2023 |
HB1017 by Grills
SB1502 by Stevens | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to post information on its website about the Tennessee human trafficking resource center hotline. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1017: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/19/2023 SB1502: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/17/2023 2/6/2023 |
HB1028 by Butler
SB1321 by Bailey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to conduct a study, within existing resources, of the number of individuals convicted under offenses for carrying or possessing weapons with the intent to go armed and the penalties assessed for the convictions, and submit a report of the study's findings to the chairs of the senate judiciary committee and the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives by January 15, 2024. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 70. | HB1028: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB1321: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/2/2023 2/6/2023 |
HB1030 by Sexton
SB1193 by McNally | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to report the number of appeals filed appealing the finding that a criminal defendant is a repeat violent offender by no later than February 1 of each year to the senate judiciary committee and the house criminal justice committee. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41. | HB1030: Re-ref. Criminal Justice Committee SB1193: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 1/10/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB1083 by Barrett
SB1057 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes from two days to two business days the time frame during which an adversary hearing on a petition to enjoin or restrain removal from the jurisdiction of material the district attorney general believes violates certain laws regarding material harmful to minors must be held and the timeframe after the conclusion of the hearing within which the court will reach a determination. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1083: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB1057: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/2/2023 3/21/2023 |
HB1084 by Chism
SB0885 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, states that the term abortion, as defined for the offense of criminal abortion, does not include the use of contraceptives, including hormonal birth control, intrauterine devices, or emergency contraceptives. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68. | HB1084: Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee SB0885: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 2/28/2023 |
HB1090 by Lynn
SB1061 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes the educational justification of a person possessing obscene material if the person is at a school building, bus, school campus, grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other property owned, used, or operated by a local education agency. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9 and Title 49. | HB1090: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1061: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/21/2023 3/22/2023 |
HB1091 by Hurt
SB0917 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes it a Class C misdemeanor offense for a person to travel at a speed greater than a no-wake speed within 1,000 feet of a marina. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 6; Title 69 and Title 70. | HB1091: Taken off notice for cal. in State Government Committee SB0917: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee | 3/29/2023 3/8/2023 |
HB1106 by Littleton
SB0611 by Walley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a juvenile 16 years of age or older to a criminal court of competent jurisdiction to be tried as an adult for committing the offense of escape from a youth development center approved, certified, or licensed by the department of children's services. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5. | HB1106: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 264 SB0611: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB1109 by Travis
SB1319 by Bailey | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds to the offense of custodial interference, a parent or other family member who harbors or hides a child within or outside this state, knowing that the child has been placed in the custody of the department of children's services pursuant to a protective custody order or an emergency custody order entered by a court; states that it is not a defense that the person harboring or hiding the child has not been served with an actual copy of a protective custody order or emergency custody order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 3. | HB1109: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 286 SB1319: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
HB1126 by Sherrell
SB1320 by Bailey | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires judge to order payment of restitution by owner who is convicted of allowing their dog to run loose and the dog causes bodily injury or death to another person, or damages another person's property. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39 and Title 44. | HB1126: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 226 SB1320: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
HB1179 by Garrett
SB0133 by Stevens | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires that the treasurer's report on the amount of any surplus in the electronic monitoring indigency fund be reported to the commissioner of finance and administration on or before January 15 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | HB1179: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB0133: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/2/2023 1/20/2023 |
HB1180 by Garrett
SB0991 by Yager | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a civil penalty of $500 for a second offense related to smokable hemp products; creates a civil penalty of $750 for a second offense related to vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10. | HB1180: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB0991: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 2/6/2023 |
HB1193 by Williams
SB0848 by Watson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, broadens the offense of desecration of a venerable object by changing the culpable mental state from intentionally to recklessly or knowingly desecrating a place of worship or burial or a state or national flag. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. | HB1193: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB0848: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 242 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB1198 by Williams
SB1318 by Bailey | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Silas Gable Flatt Law," which creates an offense of knowingly providing a motor vehicle to another person who the provider of the vehicle knows or should know is under the influence of an intoxicant or whose driver license has been suspended or revoked under certain circumstances, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55, Chapter 10. | HB1198: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB1318: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 243 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB1233 by Hemmer
SB1029 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of storing a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle or boat while the person is not in the motor vehicle or boat unless the firearm or firearm ammunition is kept from ordinary observation and locked within the trunk, utility or glove box, or a locked container securely affixed to the motor vehicle or boat; requires the owner of a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 24 hours of the discovery of the loss or theft. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB1233: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1029: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/4/2023 4/2/2024 |
HB1242 by Powers
SB1398 by Reeves | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly possess xylazine; makes it a Class C felony to knowingly manufacture, deliver, or sell xylazine, or to knowingly possess xylazine with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell xylazine; provides exceptions for veterinarians. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1242: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB1398: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 412 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
HB1246 by Powers
SB1150 by Niceley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes exemptions from prosecution of the offense of transporting illegal aliens for common carriers and those transporting individuals for religious purposes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. | HB1246: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee SB1150: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/22/2023 3/14/2023 |
HB1251 by Crawford
SB1347 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the definition of "sexual activity," as used in the offense of soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor, to include exhibition of the female breast, genitals, buttocks, anus, or pubic or rectal area of any person that can be reasonably construed as being for the purpose of the sexual arousal or gratification of the defendant or another. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1251: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 209 SB1347: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
HB1256 by Camper
SB1241 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes the permanent deprivation of the right of suffrage upon conviction of certain infamous crimes; changes the revocation of a person's voting rights pursuant to a conviction for an infamous crime to a temporary suspension of voting rights for the period of confinement, probation, or parole; automatically restores a person's voting rights upon release from confinement, probation, or parole. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40. | HB1256: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1241: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2024 | 3/5/2024 3/29/2023 |
HB1266 by Warner
SB1239 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires law enforcement, district attorneys, and the attorney general to obtain a warrant for disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications and related transactional records; removes a subpoena or other lawful process except a warrant as a process for obtaining disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications and transactional records. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 6. | HB1266: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1239: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 3/14/2023 |
HB1280 by Keisling
SB1129 by Jackson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of aggravated stalking to include a person who commits stalking against a victim who is at least 65 or older. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 71, Chapter 6. | HB1280: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 SB1129: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 413 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
HB1285 by Eldridge
SB1462 by Niceley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Criminal Forfeiture Process Act"; replaces civil forfeiture with criminal forfeiture process for property seized for forfeiture in connection with criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 67; Title 69 and Title 70. | HB1285: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1462: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/28/2023 3/28/2023 |
HB1302 by Thompson
SB1485 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds a requirement that a licensed medical laboratory reporting an offender's HIV test results to the victim of an assault also provide the victim with a written copy of the test results. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1302: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1485: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB1320 by Kumar
SB0835 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class C misdemeanor of restraining a dog with a chain, cord, tether, cable, or similar device while a disaster is imminent or occurring; states that a person is not subject to prosecution for a violation unless the person has previously received a warning citation for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 44, Chapter 17. | HB1320: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB0835: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 3/14/2023 |
HB1383 by Ragan
SB0182 by Walley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the arrest, charge, or prosecution of a person for prostitution if the evidence for the arrest, charge, or prosecution results solely from the person's report of the criminal act; increases the penalty for patronizing prostitution from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1383: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB0182: Withdrawn. | 3/21/2023 2/2/2024 |
HB1384 by Ragan
SB0181 by Walley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds aggravated prostitution convictions as eligible for expunction if certain requirements are met; removes such offense as "a sexual offense" or "violent sexual offense" for which a person is required to register on sexual offender registries; authorizes a prior offender who is required to register because the offender was convicted of such offense that was committed prior to July 1, 2024, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with the TBI headquarters. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1384: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 545 SB0181: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 3/19/2024 3/19/2024 |
HB1391 by Slater
SB1487 by Roberts | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes, from 21 days to 30 days, the time in which a court must hold a hearing from the date a claimant's motion is filed to have the state show cause why forfeited property should not be returned or a lien lis pendens released. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11. | HB1391: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB1487: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/2/2023 2/6/2023 |
HB1400 by Littleton
SB1219 by White | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires certain persons convicted of rape, when the victim is 13-17, or incest, when the victim is a minor, to be punished as a Range II offender; allows the sentence imposed, if appropriate, to be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1400: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 283 SB1219: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
HB1425 by Hicks G
SB1402 by Reeves | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class C misdemeanor for a person who has not attained 21 years of age to consume or possess vapor products on public school property that serves any of the grades kindergarten through 12. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49. | HB1425: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1402: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 2/6/2023 |
HB1436 by Mitchell
SB1520 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for the criminal offense of bribery from a Class B felony to a Class A felony; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to investigate allegations of bribery when two or more reports have been received and to submit a report to the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives within 180 days. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39, Chapter 16. | HB1436: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1520: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 2/6/2023 |
HB1439 by Mitchell
SB1021 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly giving, selling, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the person receiving the firearm is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm under state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB1439: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1021: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 3/14/2023 |
HB1440 by Rudder
SB0857 by Haile | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, exempts from the offense of criminal abortion an abortion that is performed on a patient whose pregnancy is the result of rape or incest if the abortion is performed prior to a certain gestational age; requires the physician performing the abortion to confirm that the patient reported the offense to the appropriate law enforcement agency and submitted to a forensic medical examination prior to the procedure; adds a mandatory minimum sentence of three years incarceration for filing a false report of rape or incest for the purpose of obtaining an abortion. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | HB1440: Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee SB0857: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 2/28/2023 |
HB1459 by Moody
SB1056 by Jackson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor for a warden or chief administrative officer employed by a penal institution, who knows that certain offenses have occurred within the institution, to fail to report such offenses to the district attorney general for the judicial district in which the institution is located and the district attorney general who prosecuted the offense for which the offender is incarcerated within five business days of becoming aware of the offense being committed; authorizes the court to order sentences to run consecutively if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant was incarcerated at the time of the offense and is convicted of an offense that is reportable by a warden or chief administrator. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1459: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 347 SB1056: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
HB1464 by Towns
SB1250 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires agencies to provide reports of fires at food processing facilities and investigations of incidents of critical infrastructure vandalism to state fire marshal and TBI, respectively; requires state fire marshal and TBI to compile reports and make quarterly reports to the general assembly; authorizes commissioner of agriculture and TEMA, respectively, to promulgate by rule minimum security requirements for food processing facilities and critical infrastructure. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 53; Title 58 and Title 68, Chapter 102. | HB1464: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee SB1250: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/22/2023 3/28/2023 |
HB1475 by Hulsey
SB1348 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the mandatory period of confinement for the felony offense of evading arrest from 30 days to 90 days; increases the mandatory period of confinement for the felony offense of evading arrest from 60 days to 120 days if the offense creates a risk of death or injury to innocent bystanders, pursuing law enforcement officers, or other third parties; removes unlawful attempted arrest as a defense to the felony offense of evading arrest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 6. | HB1475: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB1348: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/18/2023 4/19/2024 |
HB1486 by Campbell S
SB1353 by Crowe | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a business entity from retaining a copy, in an electronic or other format, of a person's identification unless the retention of that copy is specifically required by federal or state law, or the business entity obtains the express consent of the holder of that identification; prohibits a business entity from refusing to transact business with a person solely on the basis that the person refuses to provide express consent to the business entity or its agent, employee, or contractor retaining the copy; makes a violation a Class B misdemeanor that constitutes an unfair or deceptive act under the Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 47 and Title 55. | HB1486: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee SB1353: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee | 2/7/2023 3/14/2023 |
HB1492 by Clemmons
SB1019 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, generally requires by January 1, 2024, each law enforcement agency to develop and enforce a policy that prohibits an officer from using a drone or other substantially similar device as a weapon under any circumstances while in the exercise of the officer's official duties; requires a law enforcement agency to permit an officer qualified to operate a drone to utilize a drone or a substantially similar device for the purpose of remotely detonating a bomb or similar incendiary or explosive device. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 3 and Chapter 462 of the Private Acts of 2021. | HB1492: Effective date(s) 04/28/2023 SB1019: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 326 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
HB1496 by Clemmons
SB0727 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a magistrate to order a defendant to carry or wear a global positioning monitoring system device as a condition of bail if the defendant was arrested for certain criminal offenses or a violation of an order of protection and the alleged offense or violation involved the strangulation or attempted strangulation of the victim or the use or threatened use of a firearm against the victim. - Amends TCA Title 40. | HB1496: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB0727: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2023 2/2/2023 |
HB1508 by Towns
SB1165 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the annual written report submitted to the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate regarding activities of narcotics investigations by the bureau and the assistant director of the narcotics investigation division be submitted by February 15 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 27; Title 29; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 55. | HB1508: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB1165: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/2/2023 2/6/2023 |
HB1522 by Hardaway
SB1479 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony of a law enforcement officer operating a law enforcement body camera in any manner that would prevent the creation or recordation of evidence with the intent to obstruct justice. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 38 and Title 39. | HB1522: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1479: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB1576 by Freeman
SB1567 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 38-3-119 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB1576: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1567: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/10/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB1577 by Mitchell
SB1566 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony offense of purchasing, selling, possessing, or using a part, component, device, or attachment designed to accelerate the fire of a semi-automatic rifle and makes any semi-automatic rifle that includes an accelerated fire part, component, or device a prohibited weapon. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 38-3-119 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB1577: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1566: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/10/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB1578 by Love
SB1565 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense for a person to possess or manufacture an ammunition feeding device that has capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1578: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1565: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/10/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB1579 by Mitchell
SB1569 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the sale or purchase of an assault weapon as a Class A misdemeanor; defines assault weapon. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 36-3-625; Section 38-3-119; Title 39 and Section 40-14-109. | HB1579: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1569: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/10/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB1580 by Jones
SB1570 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense for a person to possess or manufacture an ammunition feeding device that has capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for certain circumstances; requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer; allows a court to issue an extreme risk protection order upon a finding that a person poses a risk of causing bodily injury to the person or others if allowed to purchase or possess a firearm; makes other changes related to firearms. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 13; Title 16; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 58; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 70. | HB1580: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee SB1570: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/10/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB1587 by Pearson
SB2952 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the manufacture of semi-automatic rifles in this state; specifies that a violation of this prohibition is a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47 and Title 68. | HB1587: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. SB2952: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee | 4/3/2024 2/15/2024 |
HB1588 by Pearson
SB2953 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the storage of a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle unless the firearm or ammunition is not plainly observable and either the owner is present in the vehicle or the firearm or ammunition is inside a locked compartment; authorizes a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB1588: No Action Taken SB2953: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee | 4/2/2024 2/15/2024 |
HB1589 by Pearson
SB2954 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the manufacture, transfer, or purchase in this state of a detachable firearm ammunition magazine that is capable of storing and feeding more than 10 rounds of ammunition; a violation is subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000; subjects to criminal forfeiture any magazines manufactured, transferred, or purchased in violation of this bill; grandfathers possession of magazines lawfully obtained prior to July 1, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 40. | HB1589: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. SB2954: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee | 4/3/2024 2/15/2024 |
HB1591 by Pearson
SB2956 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense to store or keep a firearm in any place unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, unloaded, and separate from ammunition so as to render the firearm inoperable by any person other than the owner or another lawfully authorized user except when the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user; exempts a juvenile who is knowingly in a mental health crisis to use a defense to prosecution for illegally possessing a handgun. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39. | HB1591: No Action Taken SB2956: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee | 4/2/2024 2/15/2024 |
HB1592 by Pearson
SB2957 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the owner of a firearm to report loss or theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 24 hours of discovery of the loss or theft; a violation is punishable only by a civil penalty of up to $500. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1592: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. SB2957: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee | 4/3/2024 2/15/2024 |
HB1593 by Pearson
SB2958 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer; changes the time frame for clerks of court to report certain mental health adjudications from no later than three business days to within 72 hours; changes the time frame for clerks of court to report a final disposition of a criminal proceeding to the Tennessee bureau of investigation from not later than 30 days to within 72 hours. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 18, Chapter 4; Title 33, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 68, Chapter 11. | HB1593: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. SB2958: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee | 4/3/2024 2/15/2024 |
HB1624 by Cepicky
SB1719 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "Brittany's Law," which creates the Class B misdemeanor of knowingly failing to seek medical assistance for an individual who the person knows or reasonably should know is experiencing a drug-related overdose; authorizes the sentencing court to order the defendant to complete a clinical substance abuse assessment and participate in any available substance abuse treatment program. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53 and Title 63. | HB1624: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1719: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/27/2024 2/27/2024 |
HB1626 by Behn
SB1590 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Fundamental Right to Reproductive Health Care Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 20; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | HB1626: Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee SB1590: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/5/2024 3/11/2024 |
HB1628 by Cepicky
SB1709 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Dr. Benjamin Mauck Act," which creates new criminal offenses of assault within a healthcare facility and aggravated assault within a healthcare facility. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1628: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 928 SB1709: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB1638 by Barrett
SB1700 by Jackson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes the return date for a search warrant from five to seven days. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 16; Title 24; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | HB1638: Withdrawn. SB1700: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/25/2024 1/22/2024 |
HB1641 by Lamberth
SB2563 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor of violating a condition of release on bail; authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest such an offender without a warrant. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1641: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 942 SB2563: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB1642 by Lamberth
SB2562 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding pretrial release of a defendant charged with a criminal offense to require the magistrate to give first consideration to ensuring the safety of the community when determining whether to impose conditions of release or require a deposit of bail. - Amends TCA Title 40. | HB1642: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2562: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 612 | 4/3/2024 4/3/2024 |
HB1645 by Lamberth
SB1699 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the eligibility for filing a petition to obtain a lifetime order of protection to include victims of aggravated stalking, especially aggravated stalking, and felony harassment. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39. | HB1645: Effective date(s) 04/02/2024 SB1699: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 632 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
HB1658 by Lamberth
SB2221 by Powers | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes a Class E felony for a person who commits assault against a participant in judicial proceedings while on the premises of a building in which judicial proceedings occur; makes revisions to law regarding wiretapping and electronic surveillance. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1658: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1045 SB2221: Effective date(s) 05/28/2024, 07/01/2024 | 6/6/2024 6/6/2024 |
HB1667 by Hemmer
SB1695 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, authorizes local governments to regulate the storage of a firearm in a motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is unoccupied; applies in counties having a population greater than 98,800, according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1667: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee SB1695: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/2/2024 3/26/2024 |
HB1695 by Alexander
SB2020 by Reeves | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that the reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of minors whose manner of death is listed as a homicide are generally not public documents; authorizes such reports to be released or inspected if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1695: Effective date(s) 05/03/2024 SB2020: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 906 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB1713 by Freeman
SB1654 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly giving, selling, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the person receiving the firearm is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm under state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB1713: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1654: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/11/2024 2/27/2024 |
HB1720 by Gillespie
SB2574 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from Class E and Class D to a Class C felony the classification of theft of a firearm valued at less than $60,000 and related offenses; specifies that it is a Class C felony to receive, possess, store, barter, sell, transfer, or dispose of a stolen firearm or firearm ammunition. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1720: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2574: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 1 | 4/3/2024 4/1/2024 |
HB1721 by Gillespie
SB2575 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a merchant from taking adverse employment action against an employee based solely on the employee reporting theft of merchandise or organized retail crime to law enforcement; defines "adverse employment action" as dismissing, demoting, suspending, reducing compensation, or transferring an employee for punitive reasons. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 50. | HB1721: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee SB2575: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee | 3/12/2024 3/12/2024 |
HB1727 by Gant
SB1587 by Haile | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that a parent or guardian who knowingly leaves their child under the care or supervision of a person who is required to register as a sexual offender commits a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4 and Title 40. | HB1727: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 952 SB1587: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB1728 by Hakeem
SB1729 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of aggravated stalking to include persons who purchase a semi-automatic rifle or attempt to use a semi-automatic rifle for the course and furtherance of stalking. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39, Chapter 17. | HB1728: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1729: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 1/22/2024 |
HB1729 by Hakeem
SB1728 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that the offense of criminal abortion does not include an abortion that was necessary due to a medical emergency affecting the physical or mental health of the pregnant person or performed on a patient whose pregnancy was the result of rape or incest; requires the physician performing the abortion to verify that the patient reported the offense to the appropriate law enforcement agency prior to the procedure. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68. | HB1729: Withdrawn. SB1728: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/5/2024 1/22/2024 |
HB1735 by Vaughan
SB1809 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offenses of assault against a first responder or nurse and aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse to apply to assaults committed against licensed physicians and osteopathic physicians, and to hospital employees who are discharging or attempting to discharge their official duties in a hospital emergency department; enacts the "Dr. Benjamin Mauck Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. | HB1735: Withdrawn. SB1809: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/25/2024 1/25/2024 |
HB1817 by Littleton
SB2662 by White | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty from a Class D felony to a Class B felony for a person who negligently, by act or omission, engages in conduct that places a child eight years of age or less in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1817: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2662: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 885 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB1845 by Clemmons
SB1649 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Tennessee violence intervention program within the department's office of criminal justice programs to invest in evidence-based violence reduction initiatives. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1845: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee SB1649: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/12/2024 3/18/2024 |
HB1856 by Moon
SB1781 by Swann | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, defines "law enforcement activity" for the offense of criminal impersonation to include operating a motor vehicle that displays logos or decals that give the appearance of being operated by a law enforcement officer or the use of blue flashing lights, flashing emergency lights, or a siren, unless certain vehicle identification requirements have been met; specifies that the motor vehicle being purchased from a law enforcement agency is not a defense to criminal impersonation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1856: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1781: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/30/2024 1/25/2024 |
HB1859 by Davis
SB1915 by Niceley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, generally prohibits certain licensing boards for professions, including medical professions, from using a vague term in their consideration and their notice or decision for denying a license due to a prior criminal prosecution unless an explanation is provided of how the prior conviction directly relates to the applicable profession, if such prior conviction serves as a basis for the licensing authority's consideration and notice or decision. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 63. | HB1859: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB1915: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 788 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
HB1867 by Jones
SB1876 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class B misdemeanor that is committed when a person knowingly hunts, kills, traps, ensnares, destroys, or attempts to destroy, or has in the person's possession a sandhill crane. - Amends TCA Title 70. | HB1867: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee SB1876: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee | 1/30/2024 3/6/2024 |
HB1872 by Fritts
SB2770 by Bowling | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a court to enhance the statutory penalty, up to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, for a conviction under certain circumstances involving illegal aliens or crimes occurring on school property while students or other children are present; makes revisions to law relative to bail. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49. | HB1872: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1063 SB2770: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 6/3/2024 6/3/2024 |
HB1875 by Crawford
SB1767 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the definition of "racketeering activity" to include committing, conspiring to commit, aiding, attempting to aid, soliciting, coercing, facilitating, or intimidating another person to commit the criminal offense of animal fighting. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1875: Re-ref. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee SB1767: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. | 4/11/2024 3/28/2024 |
HB1881 by Capley
SB2062 by White | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Back the Blue Act," which increases the penalty for assault against a law enforcement officer from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence and $5,000 fine to a Class E felony with a mandatory minimum 60-day sentence and $10,000 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1881: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2062: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 976 | 5/28/2024 5/28/2024 |
HB1884 by Hakeem
SB1826 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that the offense of criminal abortion does not include an abortion that was necessary due to a medical emergency affecting the physical or mental health of the pregnant person or performed on a patient whose pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68. | HB1884: Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee SB1826: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/6/2024 1/25/2024 |
HB1904 by Fritts
SB2180 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, exempts persons who are authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to an enhanced handgun carry permit or a concealed handgun carry permit from the criminal offense of possessing a firearm in a concealed manner at a meeting conducted by, or on property owned, operated, or managed or under the control of the individual, corporation, business entity, or government entity that is properly posted. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB1904: No Action Taken SB2180: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/2/2024 3/26/2024 |
HB1905 by McCalmon
SB1835 by Johnson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony for a person who commits child abuse by knowingly treating a child under 18 in such a manner as to inflict injury. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1905: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB1835: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/17/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB1906 by McCalmon
SB1801 by Johnson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to statutes of limitations for bringing actions for injury or illness based on certain child sexual abuse offenses, including trafficking offenses. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 39. | HB1906: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB1801: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 790 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
HB1909 by Bulso
SB1868 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Laken Riley Act of 2024," which generally prohibits a public institution of higher education from prohibiting adults lawfully present on the institution's property from carrying a non-lethal weapon for purposes of self-defense; allows certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49. | HB1909: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB1868: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 791 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
HB1911 by Bulso
SB2669 by White | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalties for certain violations of the offense of unlawful photography; requires the court, rather than allowing the court discretion, to order a person convicted of certain unlawful photography offenses to register as a sexual offender; makes various other changes to the offense of unlawful photography. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-605 and Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2. | HB1911: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB2669: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/17/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB1924 by Butler
SB2337 by Yager | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for indecent exposure from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony if the person was confined in a penal institution at the time of the commission of the offense and the offense was committed with the intent to abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass a guard or staff member; requires a mandatory minimum sentence of 14 days of incarceration; requires the mandatory minimum sentence to be served consecutive to any sentence being served at the time of the commission of the offense; requires a person convicted of more than one violation of this offense to serve each sentence consecutive to any other sentence imposed. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1924: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1049 SB2337: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/31/2024 5/31/2024 |
HB1932 by Gillespie
SB2573 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that punishment for organized retail theft or shoplifting should not be less than a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 68. | HB1932: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2573: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 3/27/2024 |
HB1934 by Hakeem
SB1852 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly selling, loaning, or making a gift of a firearm to a minor for the purpose of inducing or coercing the minor to commit an offense; subjects a person convicted for such offense to civil liability for any criminal act committed by the minor. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 4; Title 37 and Title 39. | HB1934: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1852: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB1935 by Hakeem
SB2290 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits sales and purchases of certain high-capacity, semi-automatic firearms. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 36-3-625; Section 38-3-119; Title 39 and Section 40-14-109. | HB1935: Failed for lack of motion in: Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2290: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/5/2024 3/11/2024 |
HB1938 by Jernigan
SB1847 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes, from 24 hours to 48 hours following receipt of an allegation of a criminal offense committed against livestock, the time frame within which the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner's agent, a graduate of an accredited college of veterinary medicine specializing in livestock practice, or a graduate of an accredited college of agriculture with a specialty in livestock must make a probable cause examination of the livestock, otherwise a licensed veterinarian is permitted to make the examination. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 44 and Title 66. | HB1938: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1847: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/30/2024 1/25/2024 |
HB1947 by Howell
SB1754 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes various changes to criminal offenses involving fentanyl; increases the penalty one classification for criminal offenses involving fentanyl if the defendant crossed county lines in the course of the criminal offense; requires certain drug offenses to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is a Schedule I or II controlled substance and the offense resulted in the death of another person; creates a new criminal offense of aggravated assault on a first responder by exposing the first responder to fentanyl. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1947: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee SB1754: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/23/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB1949 by Ragan
SB2781 by Bowling | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of observation without consent to include a person or entity that adopts rules or enforces a policy or other work-related guidance for employees or contractors to promote or assist in the commission of observation without consent in a place where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy, including a restroom, locker room, dressing room, or shower, designated for multi-person, single-sex use; creates a civil action for invasion of privacy based on a violation of observation without consent. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-607. | HB1949: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2781: Deferred to Summer Study | 4/3/2024 3/27/2024 |
HB1954 by Parkinson
SB2871 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for illegally transferring a firearm to a minor from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony and requires that an adult who is convicted be punished as criminally responsible for any resulting crime; creates the Class D felony of inducing or coercing a minor to commit theft of a firearm or robbery or burglary involving theft of a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1954: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB2871: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/17/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB1964 by Powell
SB2003 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools; specifies that for the purposes of sexual exploitation of children offenses, the term "material" includes computer-generated images created, adapted, or modified by artificial intelligence. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1964: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2003: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/30/2024 1/31/2024 |
HB1978 by Capley
SB1704 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony the offense of burglary of a conveyance. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB1978: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB1704: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/17/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB1979 by Capley
SB1703 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, permits the transfer of a juvenile to criminal court for the offense of theft of a firearm from a motor vehicle if the child was 14 years of age or older but younger than 17 years of age; increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony theft of a firearm worth less than $2,500. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB1979: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1703: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/30/2024 3/5/2024 |
HB1981 by Jones
SB1880 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the criminal offense of possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of the offense of stalking, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB1981: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB1880: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2030 by Jones
SB1912 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2030: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee SB1912: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 2/16/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB2031 by Barrett
SB2570 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a person who suffers loss or injury as a result of a defendant intentionally obstructing a highway, street, or other place used for the passage of vehicles or conveyances to bring a cause of action against such person to recover compensatory damages from the loss or injury. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2031: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 958 SB2570: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB2032 by Barrett
SB2912 by Bailey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes the offense of possessing a weapon in a building that prohibits or restricts weapons; allows a person with an enhanced handgun carry permit to carry a handgun into a business that prohibits or restricts weapons; removes penalties for violations of certain firearms provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB2032: Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee SB2912: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/9/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2035 by Barrett
SB2763 by Bowling | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, preempts the entire field of legislation regarding extreme risk protection orders to the exclusion of all county, city, town, municipality, or metropolitan government law, ordinances, resolutions, enactments, or regulation. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 38 and Title 39. | HB2035: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1062 SB2763: Effective date(s) 05/28/2024 | 6/3/2024 6/3/2024 |
HB2036 by Leatherwood
SB1818 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class D felony offense for a person to unlawfully possess a firearm, or firearm ammunition, while under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term of one year or more. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB2036: Withdrawn. SB1818: Withdrawn. | 1/31/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2037 by Leatherwood
SB1819 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony the offenses of unlawful purchase by or unlawful sale to a person who is prohibited by state or federal law from owning, possessing, or purchasing a firearm; prohibits the purchase or sale of ammunition by or to such a person; prohibits the transfer or sale of a firearm or ammunition to a person receiving treatment at a treatment resource for mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and not just when the person is receiving inpatient treatment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB2037: Withdrawn. SB1819: Withdrawn. | 2/1/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2068 by Jernigan
SB1782 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony certain animal cruelty offenses involving a cock; requires a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 for the offense of being a spectator at a cock fight. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2. | HB2068: Held on desk. SB1782: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. | 4/25/2024 4/1/2024 |
HB2077 by Carr
SB2700 by Southerland | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of instigation; requires an affiant to file an affidavit for abeyance when requesting an arrest warrant; permits a citizen's arrest following two verbal notices for the offense of trespassing. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | HB2077: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2700: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/30/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2078 by Richey
SB2802 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits any person from transporting an illegal alien into this state; increases from $1,000 to $5,000 the fine for transporting illegal aliens. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2078: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee SB2802: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/26/2024 3/26/2024 |
HB2084 by Jones
SB1982 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that a person commits the offense of wage theft who, acting as an employer, hires an employee and intentionally does not pay the employee for the services the employee provides, at the minimum wage rate required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, this state's law, or the employment agreement between the employer and employee, whichever is greater, and at the interval required by those laws or agreement, whichever is more frequent. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 39, Chapter 14 and Title 50, Chapter 2. | HB2084: No Action Taken SB1982: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/19/2024 1/29/2024 |
HB2099 by Cochran
SB2049 by Stevens | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the clerk of every court having jurisdiction of criminal offenses to include a $12.50 charge in every cost bill, to be remitted to the county government to provide support services for the purpose of promoting public safety at the sole discretion of the district attorney general; takes effect upon two-thirds vote of the county legislative body or, if the county is imposing a similar fee to benefit the public defender’s office, upon written request and notice by the district attorney general to the county executive and the circuit court clerk of such county. - Amends TCA Title 40. | HB2099: Taken off notice for cal. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB2049: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/9/2024 4/1/2024 |
HB2126 by Grills
SB2569 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a child, who is 15 or older, to be tried as an adult in criminal court for the offense of organized retail crime, theft of a firearm, or an attempt to commit such offense; revises law with regard to confinement of a child in a local juvenile detention facility, a juvenile detention facility, or an adult detention facility. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39. | HB2126: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2569: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 635 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
HB2145 by Martin G
SB2585 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense for possessing or distributing a license plate flipper. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | HB2145: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 870 SB2585: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB2163 by Littleton
SB2668 by White | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that for the purposes of sexual exploitation of children offenses, the term "material" includes computer-generated images created, adapted, or modified by artificial intelligence; defines "artificial intelligence." - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2163: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2668: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 911 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB2172 by Alexander
SB2038 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalties for threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property and failing to report a threat to commit an act of mass violence on school property; requires, rather than permits, a court to order a defendant charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence to undergo a mental health evaluation as a condition of pretrial release. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2172: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2038: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/31/2024 1/31/2024 |
HB2192 by Mitchell
SB2194 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a gun dealer to ensure that 14 days have passed since the transaction was initiated by the purchaser before transferring a firearm to a purchaser. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB2192: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2194: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2196 by Mitchell
SB2192 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense for a person to possess or manufacture an ammunition feeding device that has capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, unless certain circumstances apply. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB2196: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2192: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2198 by Mitchell
SB2263 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for the offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2198: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2263: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 887 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB2199 by Mitchell
SB1785 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which expands the offense of reckless endangerment to include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm and injuring or killing the child or another. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-103. | HB2199: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1785: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/31/2024 3/26/2024 |
HB2216 by Whitson
SB2060 by Walley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Danielle's Law," which extends the statute of limitations for injuries to a person, who is 18 or older, relating to sexual assault to three years or five years depending on if law enforcement was notified of the assault. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2216: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 644 SB2060: Effective date(s) 04/04/2024 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
HB2221 by Love
SB1989 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class B misdemeanor of possessing, with intent to go armed, a large-capacity magazine outside of the person's residence, business, or premises; defines a large-capacity magazine as an ammunition feeding device with capacity to accept more than 10 rounds. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2221: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1989: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/31/2024 1/31/2024 |
HB2227 by Love
SB1918 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, states that the term "abortion," as defined for the offense of criminal abortion, does not include the use of contraceptives, including any device, medication, biological product, or procedure that is intended for use in the prevention of pregnancy, whether specifically intended to prevent pregnancy or for other health needs, or the disposal of embryos resulting from fertility treatments, including healthcare services, procedures, testing, medications, treatments, or products. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68. | HB2227: Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee SB1918: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/5/2024 1/29/2024 |
HB2229 by Love
SB1920 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, states that it is not a violation of the criminal offense of abuse of a corpse for a person to dispose of the person’s miscarriage; defines miscarriage as the unintentional loss of pregnancy, which may occur spontaneously or as the result of an accident. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68. | HB2229: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB1920: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/31/2024 1/29/2024 |
HB2265 by Boyd
SB2040 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds using, altering, encrypting, ransoming, destroying, or otherwise rendering unavailable without authorization, electronic data, electronic devices, or network providers of critical infrastructure or of a farm to the offense of committing critical infrastructure vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2265: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2040: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 627 | 4/3/2024 4/3/2024 |
HB2288 by Hale
SB1731 by Walley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class D felony employing a firearm during the commission of, attempt to commit, or flight or escape from an offense other than a dangerous felony; requires a person convicted of the offense to be sentenced to a mandatory minimum sentence of five years imprisonment. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2288: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee SB1731: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/26/2024 3/19/2024 |
HB2301 by Howell
SB2229 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a violation of the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs or a conspiracy to violate such law to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is fentanyl or carfentanyl, or any analogue or derivative thereof, either alone or in combination with any substance scheduled as a controlled substance by the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, including controlled substance analogues, and the violation resulted in the death of another person. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2301: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 957 SB2229: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB2307 by Vaughan
SB2309 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, permits the licensed medical laboratory to report the results of the HIV test to the victim of assault electronically. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2307: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB2309: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/1/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2323 by Hazlewood
SB2155 by Watson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Chris Wright Act," which increases the penalty for a third or subsequent domestic assault conviction from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony; upgrades the offense classification for certain qualifying misdemeanor offenses to a Class E felony upon a defendant's conviction for a sixth or subsequent qualifying misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2323: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2155: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 987 | 5/29/2024 5/29/2024 |
HB2331 by Pearson
SB2451 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency to assign a law enforcement officer to begin an investigation of a suspected homicide within the agency’s jurisdiction and, in determining which law enforcement officer will lead the investigation, requires the law enforcement agency to assign the investigation to an officer who will be available to investigate the offense for at least two days following the opening of an investigation. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40. | HB2331: Failed for lack of motion in: Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2451: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/19/2024 3/5/2024 |
HB2348 by Ragan
SB2610 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes a Class E felony for an entity that is supported in whole or in part by public funds to knowingly provide meeting spaces or other forums, including electronic and print platforms, to certain groups or organizations for the purpose of soliciting material support, recruiting new members, or encouraging violent action. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. | HB2348: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 872 SB2610: Effective date(s) 05/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB2350 by Johnson G
SB2287 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly or recklessly permitting a child under 12 years of age to have access to or possession, custody, or use of a firearm unless the person has the permission of the child's parent or guardian, the child is under the supervision of an adult, and the firearm was used for lawful sporting activity. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB2350: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. SB2287: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2352 by Johnson G
SB2288 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the owner of a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 48 hours of discovery of the loss or theft unless the owner is physically incapable of making a report, and to notify the law enforcement agency if the firearm is subsequently recovered; imposes a civil penalty of not more than $500 for the first violation of the reporting requirement and punishes a second or subsequent violation as a Class B misdemeanor; requires a gun dealer to inform the purchaser of a firearm of the requirement to report a lost or stolen firearm to law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB2352: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2288: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/19/2024 3/20/2024 |
HB2395 by Davis
SB2222 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes that it is unlawful for a person to intentionally initiate or circulate a report of a past, present, or impending active shooter and hostage situation, knowing that the report is false or baseless if certain information is known at the time. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2395: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2222: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
HB2412 by Dixie
SB2272 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases, from 10 days to 10 business days, the amount of time prior to a meeting that written notice of the meeting must be given by the president of the public defenders conference to members of the conference. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2412: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB2272: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/1/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2417 by Dixie
SB2166 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, permits a person who was convicted of an infamous crime after July 1, 1986, but before July 1, 1996, to petition a circuit court for restoration of the person's full rights of citizenship in the same manner established for persons convicted on or after July 1, 1996. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 34 and Title 40. | HB2417: Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Committee SB2166: Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee | 4/2/2024 4/1/2024 |
HB2432 by Farmer
SB2034 by Niceley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases, from $1,000 to $5,000, the fine for transporting into the state, for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, an individual who the person knows or should have known has illegally entered or remained in the United States, as determined by the bureau of immigration and customs enforcement of the United States department of homeland security. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12; Title 39; Title 50 and Title 67. | HB2432: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee SB2034: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/26/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2448 by Miller
SB2196 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes from January 15 to July 1 the date by which district attorneys general must report to the senate judiciary committee and the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives the number of reports received concerning victims of female mutilation. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2448: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB2196: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/1/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2454 by Whitson
SB2160 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Anti-Road Rage Act of 2024"; creates a Class E felony for the reckless discharge of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle; creates a Class A misdemeanor for the reckless brandishing or display of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55. | HB2454: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2160: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2456 by Chism
SB2199 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm with the intent to go armed for persons carrying, whether openly or concealed, a handgun if the person lawfully possesses the handgun, is in a place where the person is lawfully present, and the person meets certain age requirements. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB2456: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2199: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/6/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2459 by Eldridge
SB2695 by Southerland | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, reduces the offenses for which a defendant must be placed on a state or federal list as a fugitive for failure to appear in court from all felonies and Class A or Class B misdemeanors that are violent or sexual in nature to only felonies that are sexual or violent in nature. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11. | HB2459: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2695: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2469 by Fritts
SB2796 by Haile | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from five to 10 years the period of time the department of agriculture shall maintain records that are created by or submitted to the department for the regulation of hemp. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 53; Title 67 and Title 68. | HB2469: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB2796: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee | 2/1/2024 3/6/2024 |
HB2471 by Raper
SB2415 by Swann | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, permits a juvenile court to transfer a child to criminal court to be tried as an adult at any age if the child is charged with a second or subsequent criminal gang offense. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2471: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 SB2415: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/10/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB2504 by Harris
SB2410 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes an offense for a person, on behalf of a debt collector or inbound telemarketer service, to knowingly cause a caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to a subscriber with the intent to defraud or cause harm to another person or to wrongfully obtain anything of value, rather than with the intent to induce the subscriber to answer. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 47, Chapter 18. | HB2504: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2410: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 758 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
HB2505 by Harris
SB2438 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires retailers and sellers of firearm ammunition to maintain ammunition in an area inaccessible to a customer in a retail establishment; classifies a violation as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. | HB2505: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2438: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/19/2024 3/5/2024 |
HB2509 by Harris
SB2413 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds that a person who is an accessory after the fact for a crime in which a claim for criminal injuries compensation is based is ineligible to receive an award of these funds. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-105. | HB2509: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee SB2413: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/2/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2511 by Harris
SB2348 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits generally the sale of tobacco products to a person born on or after January 1, 2007; allows for two exceptions to the prohibition of selling tobacco products to a person born on or after January 1, 2007; prohibits the sale of tobacco products in vending machines. - Amends TCA Title 1 and Title 39. | HB2511: Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee SB2348: Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee | 3/26/2024 2/13/2024 |
HB2513 by Harris
SB2439 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a sentencing enhancement factor for a defendant who wears a mask or other device that conceals the defendant's identity during the commission of an offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2513: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB2439: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/17/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2514 by Harris
SB2412 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires defendants charged with certain offenses to wear a global positioning monitoring system device if the defendant is released on the person's personal recognizance, upon the execution of an unsecured bond, or on bail. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2514: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2412: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/27/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2515 by Harris
SB2405 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes the offense of aggravated prostitution; requires the public records of a person charged with a misdemeanor or a felony offense that has been repealed to be removed and destroyed without cost upon petition by the person. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2515: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2405: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/3/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB2518 by Harris
SB2411 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, establishes mandatory sentence of community supervision for 90 days if a person commits certain offenses under the supervision and control of the department. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2518: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2411: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee | 2/27/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2538 by Cochran
SB2342 by Haile | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the criminal offense of recklessly, by any means of communication, threatening to commit an act of mass violence and the threat causes a reasonable expectation or reasonable fear of the commission of an act of mass violence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 40, Chapter 11. | HB2538: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee SB2342: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/17/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB2546 by Bulso
SB1953 by Gardenhire | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, states that, as used in the offense of stalking, harassment must be committed by the defendant with reckless disregard for whether the victim will suffer emotional distress as a result of the conduct and the victim does suffer emotional distress as a result of the conduct. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2546: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 682 SB1953: Pub. Ch. 682 | 4/17/2024 4/17/2024 |
HB2572 by Parkinson
SB2043 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of aggravated rape to include when the defendant commits rape knowing that the defendant is infected with HIV. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5. | HB2572: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 844 SB2043: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB2590 by Russell
SB1887 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes bullying and cyber-bullying offenses subject to the same penalties as harassment; requires an officer to make a report of bullying and notify a parent or guardian when victim is a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 49. | HB2590: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB1887: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 797 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
HB2595 by Rudder
SB2433 by Haile | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from $1,000 to $1,500 the compensation claim amount that may be reimbursed to a healthcare provider for performing a forensic medical examination on a victim of a sexual assault case. - Amends TCA Title 29. | HB2595: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee SB2433: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/12/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2611 by Zachary
SB1802 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "The District Attorney General Second Opinion Act," which authorizes, in any investigation involving a human trafficking offense, an organized crime offense, or an offense classified as a Class A or B felony, in which a district attorney general declines prosecution, an investigating state or local law enforcement agency to report and submit evidence of the offense to the district attorney general for another judicial district in which jurisdiction and venue over the offense are proper. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6 and Title 38, Chapter 6. | HB2611: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 805 SB1802: Effective date(s) 04/29/2024 | 5/9/2024 5/9/2024 |
HB2612 by Bulso
SB2153 by Johnson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a member of a homeowners' association for a neighborhood in Williamson County with at least 300 single family residential homes and two or more gates restricting ingress and egress to the neighborhood to request a report from the board of directors for the homeowners' association regarding criminal activity in the gated subdivision; requires the board to compile the report and make it available to each household in the subdivision. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 27. | HB2612: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 645 SB2153: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
HB2643 by Crawford
SB2514 by Lundberg | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds the short title "The Gabby Act" to Chapter 237 of the Public Acts of 2023, which requires district attorneys general to designate one assistant district attorney general as the lead prosecutor in cases involving crimes committed against children and requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to provide annual training to assistant district attorneys designated as lead prosecutors in crimes committed against children. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 38 and Chapter 237 of the Public Acts of 2023. | HB2643: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 649 SB2514: Effective date(s) 04/04/2024 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
HB2672 by Farmer
SB2280 by Stevens | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the bureau to report its findings on criminal background checks to persons, organizations, or entities who request such information within five business days of the bureau's completion of the background check. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 71, Chapter 3. | HB2672: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2280: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 4/1/2024 |
HB2681 by McKenzie
SB2531 by Lamar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for use or possession of drug paraphernalia from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony if the drug paraphernalia used or possessed is a pill press device or pieces of a pill press device. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. | HB2681: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee SB2531: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/2/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2691 by Doggett
SB2478 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, prohibits the department of agriculture or any other state or local department or agency from entering private property without probable cause to believe that a criminal offense has occurred or is occurring, the consent of the property owner, a warrant, or a recognized warrant exception; requires a member of a society incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals to notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of the member's intent to make an arrest or interfere to prevent an act of cruelty and the circumstances justifying the action before doing so. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43; Title 44 and Title 63, Chapter 12. | HB2691: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 704 SB2478: Pub. Ch. 704 | 4/17/2024 4/17/2024 |
HB2693 by Doggett
SB1969 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires the court that finds a person incompetent to stand trial for a criminal offense due to intellectual disability to also determine whether the person is subject to involuntary care and treatment at the hearing in which the person is declared incompetent; states that the district attorney general is not required to file a complaint to require involuntary care and treatment for a person who is found incompetent to stand trial due to intellectual disability in order to commit the person. - Amends TCA Section 33-5-403. | HB2693: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1031 SB1969: Effective date(s) 05/28/2024 | 5/31/2024 5/31/2024 |
HB2731 by Faison
SB2606 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, replaces references to "poisonous snakes" with "venomous snakes." - Amends TCA Section 39-17-101 and Title 70. | HB2731: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee SB2606: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2735 by Hemmer
SB2123 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony that is committed when a person provides to a gun dealer or private seller of firearms what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm; creates a Class E felony that is committed when a person knowingly obtains a firearm for the purposes of transferring the firearm to another who is prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm by state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2735: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2123: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2741 by Reedy
SB2862 by Roberts | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes it an offense to manufacture, distribute, or possess, with the intent to distribute, remote vehicle disabling technology on passenger motor vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 55. | HB2741: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2862: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2748 by Eldridge
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands when a defendant can be placed on a state or federal list as a fugitive for failure to appear for a bench warrant in court to include those having committed a Class A, Class B, or Class C felony that is violent or sexual in nature. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139. | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/7/2024 |
HB2753 by Carr
SB2556 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires each district attorney general to provide an annual report on arrests, indictments, transferred cases, dispositions, and similar information; requires the district attorneys general conference to compile a statewide report summarizing the information provided by each district attorney general in a uniform fashion that is sortable by offense and jurisdiction. - Amends TCA Title 8. | HB2753: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 SB2556: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 895 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB2761 by Keisling
SB2608 by Niceley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows a person to have the criminal records of a conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant expunged if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the intoxicant or intoxicants forming the basis of the conviction were lawfully prescribed to the petitioner at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 55. | HB2761: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2608: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 3/27/2024 |
HB2764 by Grills
SB2255 by Stevens | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a parent or guardian to notify their student's school if the student is adjudicated delinquent for any criminal offense involving a firearm, whether the offense was committed in this state or in another state. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49. | HB2764: Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration SB2255: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee | 2/13/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2777 by Glynn
SB2760 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decreases from 10 to nine days, the amount of time before trial a person shall notify the district attorney general in writing of their intention to rely upon an affirmative defense. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2777: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB2760: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/5/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2785 by Chism
SB2725 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes the killing of another committed in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate certain crimes from the elements of first degree murder; deletes the offense of criminal responsibility for conduct of another; deletes the offense of criminal responsibility for the facilitation of a felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11; Title 39, Chapter 12; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40, Chapter 24; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39. | HB2785: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2725: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2789 by Littleton
SB2657 by White | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of aggravated patronizing prostitution; requires testing of a person initially arrested for aggravated patronizing prostitution for HIV. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2789: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2657: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2790 by Littleton
SB2654 by White | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes Class B misdemeanors for the tampering or otherwise making ineffective certain monitoring devices required as a condition of probation or parole; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 40. | HB2790: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 874 SB2654: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
HB2810 by Hulsey
SB1584 by Lowe | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes the deadline, from five to three business days, for a warden or chief administrative officer to report certain offenses to the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2810: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB1584: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/5/2024 1/10/2024 |
HB2814 by Gillespie
SB2710 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, raises the penalty for the offense of drag racing from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 5. | HB2814: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2710: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1000 | 5/29/2024 5/29/2024 |
HB2837 by Towns
SB2488 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a court to order the revocation of a person's driver license if the person is convicted of the offense of reckless endangerment involving the display of a firearm from within a motor vehicle and the person has a prior conviction for the same offense; requires a court to order the seizure and forfeiture of a person's motor vehicle used in the commission of the offense if the person is convicted of the offense of reckless endangerment involving the display of a firearm from within a motor vehicle and the person has two or more prior convictions for the same offense. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55. | HB2837: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2488: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2838 by Towns
SB2748 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony the penalty for a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving; requires a person who commits a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving to attend a driver education course; requires law enforcement to seize a person's vehicle upon a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10. | HB2838: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2748: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 3/26/2024 |
HB2848 by Wright
SB2650 by Niceley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C felony offense of acquiring or otherwise exercising control over bees or a structure or equipment used to keep, handle, house, exhibit, breed, or offer for sale bees, without the consent of the owner and with the intent to deprive the owner of the bees, structure, or equipment. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 43. | HB2848: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 708 SB2650: Pub. Ch. 708 | 4/17/2024 4/17/2024 |
HB2856 by Hill
SB2824 by Crowe | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits certain entities from assigning a merchant category code to, or a separate classification for, a merchant that is a seller of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories separately from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers; establishes criminal and civil penalties for violations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 39; Title 45 and Title 47. | HB2856: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs SubcommitteeHB2856 SB2824: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 3/8/2024 |
HB2863 by Towns
SB2645 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases, from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony, the penalty for a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving; requires a person who commits a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving to attend a driver education course and to have their license suspended for at least six months; requires law enforcement to seize a person's vehicle and crush, destroy, or sell the vehicle upon a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10. | HB2863: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee SB2645: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 | 4/10/2024 4/19/2024 |
HB2880 by Todd
SB2808 by Southerland | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, replaces references to "poisonous snakes" with "venomous snakes"; defines "venomous." - Amends TCA Section 39-17-101 and Title 70. | HB2880: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 SB2808: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 636 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
HB2881 by Todd
SB2305 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, subject to exceptions for confiscated firearms, makes it a Class E felony offense for a person to knowingly receive, possess, conceal, store, barter, sell, transfer, or dispose of a firearm that has had the importer’s or manufacturer’s serial number removed, obliterated, or altered. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2881: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2305: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 2/1/2024 |
HB2883 by Todd
SB2788 by Pody | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows law enforcement officers, whether on-duty or off-duty, retired law enforcement officers, active duty and retired members of the armed forces of the United States, whether in discharge of official duties or not, and enhanced handgun carry permit holders, except in certain circumstances, to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with or without the intent to go armed, a handgun in any Pre-K-12 public school building or bus, school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field, or any other property owned, operated, or while in use by any public board of education or Pre-K-12 school. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49. | HB2883: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee SB2788: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/2/2024 3/20/2024 |
HB2912 by Warner
SB2804 by Hensley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, reduces the minimum number of criminal investigators from the criminal investigation division of the Tennessee bureau of investigation that must be normally detailed to serve in each grand division of the state from two to one. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2912: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2804: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2917 by Sexton
SB2721 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows the warden or chief administrative officer's report to the district attorney general of certain offenses that occur within a penal institution to be submitted electronically. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2917: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB2721: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/5/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2918 by Sexton
SB2720 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows the warden or chief administrative officer's report to the district attorney general of certain offenses that occur within a penal institution to be submitted electronically. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2918: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB2720: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/5/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2920 by Grills
SB2831 by Stevens | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires, as a condition of bail or other pretrial release, that a person charged with stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking undergo a mental health evaluation prior to release. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2920: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2831: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 4/1/2024 |
HB2928 by Sexton
SB2479 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires each district attorney general to file a quarterly report with the administrative office of the courts that includes information regarding criminal proceedings within the judicial district; requires the administrative office of the courts to compile the reports into a quarterly criminal justice report; requires each law enforcement agency to file a quarterly report with the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding law enforcement outcomes within the jurisdiction; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to compile the reports into a quarterly law enforcement activity report. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB2928: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2479: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 3/26/2024 |
HB2939 by Mitchell
SB2740 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony offense for a person who witnesses a sexual offense to coerce or influence the victim to not report the offense to law enforcement, provide false information to law enforcement, or withhold any truthful information, document, or thing from law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 16 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3. | HB2939: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2740: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2943 by Towns
SB1811 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the application of certain indecent exposure offenses by including victims from 13 to 17 years of age; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 68. | HB2943: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1023 SB1811: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/31/2024 5/31/2024 |
HB2947 by Hardaway
SB2874 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decreases from 30 to 15, the number of days a law enforcement agency, after taking possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit with the victim's name affixed to it, shall submit the kit to the Tennessee bureau of investigation or similar qualified laboratory for either serology or deoxyribonucleic acid testing. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2947: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. SB2874: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/5/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2951 by Leatherwood
SB2836 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony the offenses of unlawful purchase by or unlawful sale to a person who is prohibited by state or federal law from owning, possessing, or purchasing a firearm; prohibits the purchase or sale of ammunition by or to such a person; prohibits the transfer or sale of a firearm or ammunition to a person receiving treatment at a treatment resource for mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and not just when the person is receiving inpatient treatment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | HB2951: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB2836: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2/7/2024 2/5/2024 |
HB2957 by Hardaway
SB2880 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes the Class B misdemeanor of parentage fraud. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39. | HB2957: Failed in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee SB2880: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 3/26/2024 4/1/2024 |
HB2958 by Hardaway
SB2233 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of storing a firearm when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor without parental consent or a person who is ineligible to possess a firearm is likely to gain access to the firearm; provides an exception to the offense if the person secures the firearm or carries the firearm on the person’s self; designates the offense as a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by fine only, or a Class E felony if a person is injured or killed as a result of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB2958: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2233: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/2/2024 |
HB2960 by Hardaway
SB2878 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds first degree murder, second degree murder, and voluntary manslaughter to the offenses for which a defendant, who has been convicted of a violation that resulted in the death of a parent of a minor child, must pay restitution in the form of child maintenance to each of the victim's children until each child reaches 18 and has graduated from high school. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. | HB2960: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2878: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 3/26/2024 |
HB2965 by Hardaway
SB2888 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, states that, for the purposes of the criminal offense of child endangerment, a person engages in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment if the person engages in domestic abuse of a member of the child's household or immediate family in the presence of the child. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4. | HB2965: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB2888: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee | 4/3/2024 4/1/2024 |
HB7007 by Lamberth
SB7090 by Johnson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of victims of violent crime who are minors are not public documents; allows a parent or legal guardian of a minor victim of a violent crime to consent to the release of the report of the county medical examiner or autopsy report of the minor victim if the parent or legal guardian is not a suspect in the circumstances of the minor's death. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB7007: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration SB7090: Lay on the Table | 8/28/2023 8/23/2023 |
HB7010 by Parkinson
SB7072 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class D felony of knowingly inducing or coercing a minor under 18 to commit theft of a firearm or a robbery or burglary offense involving theft of a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7010: Tabled SB7072: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7011 by Parkinson
SB7071 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes a person who illegally transfers a firearm to a minor criminally responsible for any resulting act of mass violence or a threat of mass violence in which the minor threatens to use the firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7011: Tabled SB7071: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7015 by Lamberth
SB7087 by Johnson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands, from certain violent offenses to any felony offense, the offenses for which a person who has been arrested is required to have a biological specimen taken for the purpose of DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person if probable cause exists for the arrest. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-321. | HB7015: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7087: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7016 by Cochran
SB7002 by Haile | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the criminal offense of recklessly, by any means of communication, threatening to commit an act of mass violence; requires the court to determine whether a defendant charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence is a threat to the public prior to release on bail. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 40, Chapter 11. | HB7016: Withdrawn. SB7002: Lay on the Table | 8/28/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7017 by Davis A
SB7037 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty by one classification for the offenses of stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking if the offense was committed because of the victim's status as a healthcare provider who performs abortions and classifies the offense as a hate crime. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7017: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7037: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7018 by Davis A
SB7038 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty by one classification for the offenses of stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking if the offense was committed because of the victim's status as a healthcare provider who provides gender-affirming care and classifies the offense as a hate crime. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7018: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7038: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7019 by Davis A
SB7035 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class B felony of knowingly committing an act of mass violence against another; states that the offense is a hate crime, which shall be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided if the defendant committed the act of mass violence against the other person due to the person's status as a healthcare provider who provides gender-affirming care. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7019: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7035: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7020 by Davis A
SB7034 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class B felony of knowingly committing an act of mass violence against another; states that the offense is a hate crime, which shall be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided if the defendant committed the act of mass violence against the other person due to the person's status as a healthcare provider who performs abortions. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7020: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7034: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7021 by Davis A
SB7036 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony of knowingly threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another and frightening the other person; classifies the offense as a hate crime, to be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the offense was committed due to the other person's status as a healthcare provider who provides gender-affirming care. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7021: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7036: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7022 by Davis A
SB7033 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony of threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another; classifies a violation of threats of mass violence as a hate crime, which must be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the defendant threatened to commit the act of mass violence against the other person due to the person's status as a healthcare provider who performs abortions. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7022: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7033: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7034 by Sexton
SB7077 by Rose | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony knowingly violating an order of protection or a restraining order issued due to domestic abuse when based on stalking; raises the classification range for stalking from a Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony to a Class E or D felony; raises the classification of aggravated stalking from a Class E to a Class D felony; requires a court to order a mental health assessment of a defendant's need for mental health treatment if convicted of a stalking offense, at cost to the defendant unless indigent; requires the sentence to include the defendant undergoing treatment and monitoring of drug intake if the assessment indicates that the defendant is in need of and amenable to treatment. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39, Chapter 13; Section 39-17-315; Title 40, Chapter 11; Chapter 349 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 413 of the Public Acts of 2023. | HB7034: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration SB7077: Lay on the Table | 8/29/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7041 by Lamberth
SB7088 by Johnson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires the bureau to submit a report on child and human trafficking crimes and trends in this state, based upon data available to the bureau, as well as current programs and activities of the bureau's human trafficking unit, to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the speaker of the senate by December 1, 2023, and by each December 1 thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6. | HB7041: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 3 SB7088: Effective date(s) 09/08/2023 | 12/27/2023 12/27/2023 |
HB7047 by Davis A
SB7011 by Yarbro | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony of threatened mass violence for the reckless handling, display, or discharge of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55. | HB7047: Tabled SB7011: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7049 by Parkinson
SB7064 by Kyle | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class C felony of knowingly inducing or coercing a minor under 18 to commit theft of a firearm or a robbery or burglary offense involving theft of a firearm from a residence or motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB7049: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session SB7064: Lay on the Table | 8/24/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7055 by Hakeem
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly selling, loaning, or making a gift of a firearm to a minor for the purpose of inducing or coercing the minor to commit an offense; subjects a person convicted for such offense to civil liability for any criminal act committed by the minor. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 4; Title 37 and Title 39. | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 8/22/2023 |
HB7056 by Hakeem
SB7049 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of aggravated stalking to include persons who purchase a semi-automatic rifle or attempt to use a semi-automatic rifle for the course and furtherance of stalking. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39; Chapter 349 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 413 of the Public Acts of 2023. | HB7056: Tabled SB7049: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7064 by Todd
SB7020 by Bailey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows law enforcement officers, whether on-duty or off-duty, retired law enforcement officers, active duty and retired members of the armed forces of the United States, whether in discharge of official duties or not, and enhanced handgun carry permit holders, except in certain circumstances, to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with or without the intent to go armed, a handgun in any public school building or bus, on any public school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field, or any other property owned, operated, or while in use by any public board of education, school, college, or university board of trustees, regents, or directors for the administration of any public educational institution. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49; Chapter 142 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 149 of the Public Acts of 2023. | HB7064: Failed in Education Administration of 1st Extraordinary Session SB7020: Lay on the Table | 8/23/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7068 by Parkinson
SB7073 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class D felony offense for an adult criminal gang member who induces or coerces a minor to steal a firearm; makes the adult criminal gang member criminally responsible for offenses the minor commits with stolen firearm. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 39 and Title 40. | HB7068: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7073: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7073 by Sexton
SB7027 by Taylor | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a juvenile court to impose a blended sentence on a child adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses; defines blended sentencing as a combination of any disposition otherwise provided for juveniles and a period of an adult disposition to be served after the child turns 19 and which ends on or before the child's 24th birthday; requires the juvenile court to hold a transfer hearing if a juvenile offender is 16 or more but less than 18 at the time of the alleged conduct and is alleged to have committed certain offenses; requires the juvenile court to transfer the juvenile to adult criminal court for disposition as if the juvenile were an adult if the court makes certain findings; provides for an automatic de novo review by the criminal court of a juvenile court's decision denying a transfer to adult criminal court. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Chapter 264 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 363 of the Public Acts of 2023. | HB7073: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration SB7027: Lay on the Table | 8/29/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7078 by Hardaway
SB7106 by Akbari | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a sentencing court to order a defendant convicted of stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking to carry or wear a global positioning monitoring system device and, unless the defendant is indigent, pay the costs associated with operating that system in relation to the defendant for a period of at least one year. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7078: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee SB7106: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 8/22/2023 8/23/2023 |
HB7080 by Jones
SB7051 by Campbell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enhances the penalty for the offense of reckless endangerment when a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, results in a child under 13 years of age gaining possession of the firearm and committing an act of mass violence that injures or kills the child or another. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7080: Tabled SB7051: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7081 by Cochran
SB7053 by McNally | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the information a person with knowledge of a threat of mass violence must report to the local law enforcement agency to include the approximate age of the person making the threat. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1. | HB7081: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/29/2023 SB7053: Lay on the Table | 8/28/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7087 by Johnson G
SB7046 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, provides that when a person commits stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking, and the offense was committed due to the defendant's bias motivation against the victim, then the offense is a hate crime and shall be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB7087: Tabled SB7046: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7091 by Harris
SB7045 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony of knowingly threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another and frightening the other person; classifies the offense as a hate crime, to be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the offense was committed by carrying a firearm into certain venues. - Amends TCA Title 39. | HB7091: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7045: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7094 by Harris
SB7031 by Oliver | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony of knowingly threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another and frightening the other person; classifies the offense as a hate crime, to be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the offense was committed due to a bias motivation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | HB7094: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee SB7031: Lay on the Table | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
HB7108 by Pearson
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes the time frame for clerks of court to report certain mental health adjudications from no later than three business days to within 72 hours; changes the time frame for clerks of court to report a final disposition of a criminal proceeding to the Tennessee bureau of investigation from no later than 30 days to within 72 hours. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 18, Chapter 4; Title 33, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 11. | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session | 8/25/2023 |
HB7114 by Pearson
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the storage of a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle unless the firearm or ammunition is not plainly observable when the owner is present in the vehicle or the firearm or ammunition is not plainly visible and inside a locked compartment when the owner is not present in the vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session | 8/25/2023 |
| HJR0859 by Sexton | Criminal Offenses - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 15 of the Constitution of Tennessee to remove the right to bail for the following offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great: act of terrorism; second degree murder; aggravated rape of a child; aggravated rape; grave torture; and any other offense, as of November 3, 2026, for which a defendant, if convicted, could not be released prior to the expiration of at least 85 percent of the entire sentence imposed. - | H. subst. for SJR 919 | 4/18/2024 |
SB0006 by Gardenhire
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the attorney general and reporter to investigate reports of violations of the Tennessee State Employees Uniform Nepotism Policy Act of 1980 within the judicial branch; authorizes the attorney general to levy a civil penalty for violations; creates a Class A misdemeanor for continuing violations. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2; Title 8, Chapter 31 and Title 8, Chapter 6. | Withdrawn. | 12/1/2022 |
SB0008 by Gardenhire
HB0015 by Martin G | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for aggravated assault involving strangulation or attempted strangulation from a Class C felony to a Class B felony if the victim was pregnant at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0008: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB0015: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/28/2023 1/12/2023 |
SB0010 by Lamar
HB0237 by Miller | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a person to obtain an enhanced or concealed handgun permit to carry a handgun in certain counties. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB0010: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB0237: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee | 3/13/2023 3/21/2023 |
SB0018 by Taylor
HB0005 by Gillespie | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires that a person convicted of especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape, or rape be sentenced from within at least Range II for the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0018: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 155 HB0005: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 4/25/2023 4/25/2023 |
SB0026 by Hensley
HB0003 by Cepicky | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offenses of assault against a first responder or nurse and aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse to apply to assaults committed against all healthcare professionals. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB0026: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB0003: Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to first Enhancement Calendar for 2024 | 3/14/2023 3/28/2023 |
SB0109 by Walley
HB0310 by Chism | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes the requirement that a person file a petition with the court in order to have the public records regarding a criminal offense expunged if certain qualifying events have occurred, including the charge against the person was dismissed or a no true bill was returned by a grand jury. - Amends TCA Title 40. | SB0109: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB0310: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 1/20/2023 1/24/2023 |
SB0110 by Watson
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for assault committed against an official in a youth sporting event from a Class A or B misdemeanor to a Class E felony; defines "official in a youth sporting event" as a person, either paid or volunteering, who is acting as a referee, umpire, or other official at an event in which minors or elementary, secondary, or post-secondary students are competing in an athletic activity. - Amends TCA Title 39. | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 1/20/2023 |
SB0133 by Stevens
HB1179 by Garrett | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires that the treasurer's report on the amount of any surplus in the electronic monitoring indigency fund be reported to the commissioner of finance and administration on or before January 15 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | SB0133: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1179: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 1/20/2023 2/2/2023 |
SB0168 by Campbell
HB0085 by Freeman | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans Act"; establishes a regulatory structure for the cultivation, processing, and retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products in this state to be administered by the department of agriculture. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. | SB0168: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB0085: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 1/21/2023 3/26/2024 |
SB0172 by Hensley
HB0159 by Capley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, exempts from the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon on school property the possession or carrying of a pocket knife by a nonstudent adult on election day if the knife remains concealed at all times while the adult is on school property for the sole purpose of voting in an election for which the school is the adult's designated polling place. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49. | SB0172: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0159: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 142 | 4/27/2023 4/27/2023 |
SB0181 by Walley
HB1384 by Ragan | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds aggravated prostitution convictions as eligible for expunction if certain requirements are met; removes such offense as "a sexual offense" or "violent sexual offense" for which a person is required to register on sexual offender registries; authorizes a prior offender who is required to register because the offender was convicted of such offense that was committed prior to July 1, 2024, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with the TBI headquarters. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0181: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB1384: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 545 | 3/19/2024 3/19/2024 |
SB0182 by Walley
HB1383 by Ragan | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the arrest, charge, or prosecution of a person for prostitution if the evidence for the arrest, charge, or prosecution results solely from the person's report of the criminal act; increases the penalty for patronizing prostitution from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0182: Withdrawn. HB1383: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 2/2/2024 3/21/2023 |
SB0193 by Lundberg
HB0702 by Doggett | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "One Pill Will Kill Act," which adds fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, and thiafentanil to what constitutes a qualifying controlled substance for purposes of certain felony offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0193: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 386 HB0702: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/19/2023 5/19/2023 |
SB0194 by Lundberg
HB0285 by Whitson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony certain animal cruelty offenses involving a cock; requires a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 for the offense of being a spectator at a cock fight. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2. | SB0194: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB0285: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/14/2023 3/7/2023 |
SB0195 by Lundberg
HB0472 by Crawford | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes standards for shelter that must be provided to dogs under animal cruelty laws. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 44. | SB0195: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0472: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 335 | 5/17/2023 5/17/2023 |
SB0213 by Johnson
HB0248 by McCalmon | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of domestic assault involving strangulation to serve a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 days incarceration; enhances offenses involving strangulation or attempted strangulation based on certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0213: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0248: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 440 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
SB0241 by Johnson
HB0059 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from 45 days to 60 days the time period a temporary injunction enjoining a person from removing certain material relevant to a violation of certain criminal offenses from the jurisdiction of the court may remain in effect before it terminates. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB0241: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB0059: Caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 1/21/2023 1/12/2023 |
SB0256 by Johnson
HB0075 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes the responding law enforcement officer or the district attorney general's office to extend criminal immunity to persons who are experiencing a subsequent drug overdose and who are seeking medical assistance. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-156. | SB0256: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0075: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 41 | 3/23/2023 3/23/2023 |
SB0299 by Hensley
HB0653 by Fritts | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires healthcare facilities and long-term care facilities to permit in-person visitation of a patient or resident by family members and community pastoral care members; allows the facilities to place limitations on the frequency and duration of visitation in certain areas and to require the visitors to comply with safety protocols. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | SB0299: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee HB0653: Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee | 3/8/2023 3/7/2023 |
SB0303 by Lundberg
HB0470 by Crawford | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Gabby Act"; establishes a Purple Alert system for use when the Tennessee bureau of investigation receives a report of a missing or endangered domestic abuse victim. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17; Title 25; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0303: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023 HB0470: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/22/2023 2/1/2023 |
SB0326 by Akbari
HB0600 by Powell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes the elements and classification of certain criminal offenses related to distribution of applications for absentee ballots. - Amends TCA Section 2-6-202. | SB0326: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee HB0600: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee | 3/21/2023 3/22/2023 |
SB0328 by Haile
HB0144 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, changes from 25 to 17 the number of days of incarceration a person convicted of a second offense of driving under the influence of an intoxicant must serve before the person can participate in a substance abuse treatment program; requires a person charged with or convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence of an intoxicant involving the use of alcohol to wear a transdermal alcohol monitoring device for a 90-day period of continuous sobriety. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | SB0328: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0144: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116 | 4/18/2023 4/18/2023 |
SB0331 by Lundberg
HB0253 by Parkinson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes the Class B misdemeanor of parentage fraud. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39. | SB0331: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0253: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 189 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0370 by Niceley
HB0861 by Hulsey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Kratom Consumer Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43. | SB0370: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB0861: Withdrawn. | 4/4/2023 1/22/2024 |
SB0406 by Hensley
HB0120 by Richey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the exception to the offense of unlawful carrying of a firearm with the intent to go armed from handguns to firearms if a person meets the age requirements, lawfully possesses the firearm, and is in a place where the person is lawfully present. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. | SB0406: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB0120: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/7/2023 3/21/2023 |
SB0435 by Rose
HB0722 by Hulsey | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the classification for voluntary manslaughter from a Class C felony to a Class B felony. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0435: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 308 HB0722: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0442 by Lowe
HB0535 by Cochran | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Dillard's Law," which allows the surviving parent or guardian of a child whose parent was a victim of vehicular homicide to convert a restitution order for child maintenance payments to a civil judgment at any time rather than following conclusion of the defendant's sentence. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | SB0442: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0535: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 217 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0445 by Lowe
HB0648 by Raper | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty, from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor, for educational neglect of a child who is in poor academic standing; requires a petition filed with a juvenile court alleging educational neglect to state whether the child is in poor academic standing, - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49, Chapter 6. | SB0445: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB0648: Withdrawn. | 3/14/2023 2/22/2024 |
SB0450 by Lowe
HB0167 by Butler | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, prohibits the sale or distribution of tattoo and body piercing paraphernalia to minors. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 62, Chapter 38, Part 2 and Title 62, Chapter 38, Part 3. | SB0450: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0167: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 90 | 4/18/2023 4/18/2023 |
SB0451 by Lowe
HB0165 by Butler | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes an employee of a public accommodation to ask for certain information about a dog guide in training; specifies that an individual utilizing a service animal or training a service animal in training is liable for damages to the same extent that an individual whose pet causes damages to a public accommodation is; makes other related changes to service animals and service animals in training. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 44 and Title 62, Chapter 7, Part 1. | SB0451: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0165: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 194 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0467 by Rose
HB0482 by Boyd | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises the punishment for critical infrastructure vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40 and Title 65, Chapter 35. | SB0467: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 302 HB0482: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0472 by Rose
HB0402 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for driving upon a highway without a valid driver license for the vehicle being driven from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense committed within 10 years of a prior offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55. | SB0472: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB0402: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/19/2024 4/18/2023 |
SB0488 by Stevens
HB0192 by Barrett | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, exempts enhanced handgun carry permit holders from the prohibition against carrying a weapon on property that has been posted to prohibit possession of weapons on the premises; removes criminal penalty of Class B misdemeanor punishable only by $500 fine for carrying a weapon on posted property. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1359. | SB0488: Withdrawn. HB0192: Withdrawn. | 2/3/2023 1/30/2023 |
SB0497 by Stevens
HB0411 by Johnson C | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises the definitions of "wine" and "beer" with regard to law relative to traffic in intoxicating liquors and regulating the sale of wine in retail stores. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 57, Chapter 5. | SB0497: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 236 HB0411: Effective date(s) 04/25/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0501 by Watson
HB0659 by Martin G | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that certain sexual offenses committed against minor victims of a certain age apply based on the age of the victim at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5. | SB0501: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. HB0659: Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/27/2023 3/7/2023 |
SB0536 by Haile
HB0460 by Slater | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds, for purposes of juvenile court proceedings and termination of parental rights proceedings, certain offenses to those that constitute severe child abuse if the act was committed toward the child or there was a knowing failure to protect the child from the commission of the act toward the child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 1. | SB0536: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB0460: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/19/2024 4/18/2023 |
SB0570 by Lamar
HB0548 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for the possession of a device, tool, machine, implement, or other item capable of programming a smart key or key fob with the intent to use it or allow it to be used to commit theft. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 7. | SB0570: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 304 HB0548: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0601 by Hensley
HB0510 by Reedy | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, justifies, under certain circumstances, the use of deadly force against another to prevent or terminate the other from committing or attempting to commit certain property offenses; specifies that the display or brandishing of a weapon does not constitute deadly force. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6. | SB0601: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB0510: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/7/2023 3/7/2023 |
SB0611 by Walley
HB1106 by Littleton | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a juvenile 16 years of age or older to a criminal court of competent jurisdiction to be tried as an adult for committing the offense of escape from a youth development center approved, certified, or licensed by the department of children's services. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5. | SB0611: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB1106: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 264 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0621 by Hensley
HB0631 by Richey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that a person does not commit a Class C misdemeanor offense for hunting over bait so long as bait was not present while the person was hunting and the land is not posted by wildlife officers as a baited dove field. - Amends TCA Title 70. | SB0621: Rejected by the Senate, Ayes 9, Nays 18, PNV 5 HB0631: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee | 3/6/2023 3/8/2023 |
SB0623 by Taylor
HB0373 by Gillespie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds the criminal offenses of aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury to another or the death of another and aggravated assault involving the actual discharge of a firearm to those offenses that are not eligible for probated sentence, if the offenses were committed intentionally or knowingly. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0623: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB0373: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/19/2024 4/18/2023 |
SB0654 by Jackson
HB0554 by Littleton | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires district attorneys general to designate one assistant district attorney general as the lead prosecutor in cases involving crimes committed against children; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to provide annual training to assistant district attorneys designated as lead prosecutors in crimes committed against children. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7; Title 16, Chapter 2 and Title 38, Chapter 6. | SB0654: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 237 HB0554: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0657 by Jackson
HB0752 by Littleton | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a criminal offense of a foster parent from a kinship placement knowingly allowing a child in the foster parent's care to visit with the child's parent if the foster parent has knowledge of a current court order prohibiting the parent from visiting with the child, with a first violation being a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine only and a second or subsequent violation being a Class B misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39. | SB0657: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 238 HB0752: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0659 by Lowe
HB0037 by Warner | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes, as exclusions from the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act, a firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person, a firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device, a firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that uses smokeless powder as a propellant, and ammunition with a projectile that explodes after leaving the firearm; creates the criminal offense of disenfranchising another of the person's constitutional rights in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act; prohibits an employee or elected or appointed official of a state or local government entity from enforcing a federal law in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB0659: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB0037: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee | 3/21/2023 3/21/2023 |
SB0720 by Massey
HB0458 by Carr | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law concerning the offense of boating under the influence. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 69, Chapter 9, Part 2. | SB0720: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 383 HB0458: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023, 10/01/2023 | 5/19/2023 5/19/2023 |
SB0727 by Campbell
HB1496 by Clemmons | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a magistrate to order a defendant to carry or wear a global positioning monitoring system device as a condition of bail if the defendant was arrested for certain criminal offenses or a violation of an order of protection and the alleged offense or violation involved the strangulation or attempted strangulation of the victim or the use or threatened use of a firearm against the victim. - Amends TCA Title 40. | SB0727: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1496: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/2/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB0764 by Campbell
HB0986 by Beck | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony the punishment for the offense of assault by intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury to another if the offense occurred while the defendant was trespassing on school property and was committed against a school employee. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB0764: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB0986: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee | 3/14/2023 3/28/2023 |
SB0807 by Massey
HB0832 by Hulsey | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, removes those convicted of criminal exposure to HIV from having to register as a sex offender; allows an offender, who was required to register as a sex offender because the offender was convicted of the offense of criminal exposure of another to HIV and the offense was committed prior to July 1, 2023, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with TBI headquarters in Nashville. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41. | SB0807: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0832: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 459 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
SB0823 by Hensley
HB0795 by Capley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, limits the prohibition on a person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carrying a weapon on or about the person while inside any building in which judicial proceedings are in progress, by restricting the prohibition to just the rooms in which judicial proceedings are in progress. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB0823: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB0795: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. | 3/7/2023 3/21/2023 |
SB0835 by Lundberg
HB1320 by Kumar | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class C misdemeanor of restraining a dog with a chain, cord, tether, cable, or similar device while a disaster is imminent or occurring; states that a person is not subject to prosecution for a violation unless the person has previously received a warning citation for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 44, Chapter 17. | SB0835: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1320: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/14/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB0844 by Hensley
HB0031 by Doggett | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds the offense of rape to the offenses for which a defendant is not eligible for probation under the Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 35. | SB0844: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee HB0031: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 3/19/2024 4/18/2023 |
SB0848 by Watson
HB1193 by Williams | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, broadens the offense of desecration of a venerable object by changing the culpable mental state from intentionally to recklessly or knowingly desecrating a place of worship or burial or a state or national flag. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. | SB0848: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 242 HB1193: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB0857 by Haile
HB1440 by Rudder | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, exempts from the offense of criminal abortion an abortion that is performed on a patient whose pregnancy is the result of rape or incest if the abortion is performed prior to a certain gestational age; requires the physician performing the abortion to confirm that the patient reported the offense to the appropriate law enforcement agency and submitted to a forensic medical examination prior to the procedure; adds a mandatory minimum sentence of three years incarceration for filing a false report of rape or incest for the purpose of obtaining an abortion. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | SB0857: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1440: Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee | 2/28/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB0885 by Akbari
HB1084 by Chism | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, states that the term abortion, as defined for the offense of criminal abortion, does not include the use of contraceptives, including hormonal birth control, intrauterine devices, or emergency contraceptives. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68. | SB0885: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB1084: Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee | 2/28/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB0895 by Akbari
HB0019 by Chism | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows persons convicted of a criminal offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a penitentiary to serve as executor, administrator or guardian, fiduciary, or conservator; removes the requirement that a petition for appointment of a conservator, a petition for letters of administration, and a petition for letters testamentary contain a statement of any misdemeanor conviction of the proposed conservator or personal representative. - Amends TCA Title 30; Title 34; Title 35 and Title 40. | SB0895: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB0019: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee | 3/22/2023 3/21/2023 |
SB0908 by Niceley
HB0994 by Keisling | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that a threat to use deadly force by a private citizen making an arrest is not in itself considered a use of deadly force; prohibits a private citizen from threatening to use deadly force during the course of a citizen's arrest unless the arrest is for a crime committed or threatened against the citizen making the arrest or for a violent crime committed or threatened in the presence of the citizen making the arrest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6. | SB0908: Withdrawn. HB0994: Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 4/4/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB0917 by Rose
HB1091 by Hurt | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes it a Class C misdemeanor offense for a person to travel at a speed greater than a no-wake speed within 1,000 feet of a marina. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 6; Title 69 and Title 70. | SB0917: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee HB1091: Taken off notice for cal. in State Government Committee | 3/8/2023 3/29/2023 |
SB0922 by Rose
HB0912 by Gillespie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that a sheriff and sheriff's deputy are law enforcement officers for purposes of the criminal code; clarifies that a deputy jailer is a law enforcement officer only for the purposes of enhancement of a crime under the criminal code. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 41. | SB0922: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB0912: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 3/28/2023 2/2/2023 |
SB0931 by Taylor
HB0907 by Gillespie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires that any order releasing a criminal defendant who has been charged with a capital offense be made by an elected judge, instead of a magistrate, and that any such order be supported by findings that are entered into the court record in writing. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB0931: Withdrawn. HB0907: Withdrawn. | 1/31/2023 1/30/2023 |
SB0933 by Taylor
HB0908 by Gillespie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that a motor vehicle used in the commission or flight from commission of the offense of drag racing is subject to civil asset forfeiture; designates the department of safety as the applicable agency for such forfeiture proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 5. | SB0933: Senate Reset on calendar for 2024 HB0908: Failed in Criminal Justice Committee | 4/17/2023 1/30/2024 |
SB0991 by Yager
HB1180 by Garrett | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a civil penalty of $500 for a second offense related to smokable hemp products; creates a civil penalty of $750 for a second offense related to vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10. | SB0991: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1180: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/6/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB1019 by Campbell
HB1492 by Clemmons | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, generally requires by January 1, 2024, each law enforcement agency to develop and enforce a policy that prohibits an officer from using a drone or other substantially similar device as a weapon under any circumstances while in the exercise of the officer's official duties; requires a law enforcement agency to permit an officer qualified to operate a drone to utilize a drone or a substantially similar device for the purpose of remotely detonating a bomb or similar incendiary or explosive device. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 3 and Chapter 462 of the Private Acts of 2021. | SB1019: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 326 HB1492: Effective date(s) 04/28/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB1021 by Campbell
HB1439 by Mitchell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly giving, selling, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the person receiving the firearm is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm under state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB1021: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB1439: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/14/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB1029 by Yarbro
HB1233 by Hemmer | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of storing a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle or boat while the person is not in the motor vehicle or boat unless the firearm or firearm ammunition is kept from ordinary observation and locked within the trunk, utility or glove box, or a locked container securely affixed to the motor vehicle or boat; requires the owner of a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 24 hours of the discovery of the loss or theft. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB1029: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1233: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/4/2023 |
SB1056 by Jackson
HB1459 by Moody | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor for a warden or chief administrative officer employed by a penal institution, who knows that certain offenses have occurred within the institution, to fail to report such offenses to the district attorney general for the judicial district in which the institution is located and the district attorney general who prosecuted the offense for which the offender is incarcerated within five business days of becoming aware of the offense being committed; authorizes the court to order sentences to run consecutively if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant was incarcerated at the time of the offense and is convicted of an offense that is reportable by a warden or chief administrator. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1056: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB1459: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 347 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
SB1057 by Hensley
HB1083 by Barrett | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes from two days to two business days the time frame during which an adversary hearing on a petition to enjoin or restrain removal from the jurisdiction of material the district attorney general believes violates certain laws regarding material harmful to minors must be held and the timeframe after the conclusion of the hearing within which the court will reach a determination. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1057: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1083: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 3/21/2023 2/2/2023 |
SB1059 by Hensley
HB0841 by Lynn | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes it a Class E felony for a book publisher, distributor, or seller to knowingly sell or distribute obscene matter to a public school serving any of the grades K-12; adds additional fines for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9. | SB1059: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0841: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 278 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
SB1061 by Hensley
HB1090 by Lynn | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes the educational justification of a person possessing obscene material if the person is at a school building, bus, school campus, grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other property owned, used, or operated by a local education agency. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9 and Title 49. | SB1061: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1090: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/22/2023 3/21/2023 |
SB1072 by Yarbro
HB0309 by Chism | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decriminalizes the possession of certain amounts of marijuana by making such possession a civil violation punishable by a $25 fine or community service; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. | SB1072: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB0309: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 2/21/2023 2/28/2023 |
SB1113 by Bowling
HB0372 by Hale | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "Ed's Law"; requires a juvenile accused of certain criminal offenses to be transferred from juvenile court to criminal court to be tried as an adult if the juvenile court finds probable cause that the juvenile committed the act. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39. | SB1113: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB0372: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/6/2023 2/1/2023 |
SB1129 by Jackson
HB1280 by Keisling | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of aggravated stalking to include a person who commits stalking against a victim who is at least 65 or older. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 71, Chapter 6. | SB1129: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 413 HB1280: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
SB1150 by Niceley
HB1246 by Powers | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes exemptions from prosecution of the offense of transporting illegal aliens for common carriers and those transporting individuals for religious purposes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. | SB1150: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1246: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee | 3/14/2023 3/22/2023 |
SB1165 by Yarbro
HB1508 by Towns | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the annual written report submitted to the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate regarding activities of narcotics investigations by the bureau and the assistant director of the narcotics investigation division be submitted by February 15 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 27; Title 29; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 55. | SB1165: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1508: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/6/2023 2/2/2023 |
SB1193 by McNally
HB1030 by Sexton | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to report the number of appeals filed appealing the finding that a criminal defendant is a repeat violent offender by no later than February 1 of each year to the senate judiciary committee and the house criminal justice committee. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41. | SB1193: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB1030: Re-ref. Criminal Justice Committee | 4/19/2024 1/10/2024 |
SB1219 by White
HB1400 by Littleton | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires certain persons convicted of rape, when the victim is 13-17, or incest, when the victim is a minor, to be punished as a Range II offender; allows the sentence imposed, if appropriate, to be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1219: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB1400: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 283 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
SB1223 by White
HB1008 by Grills | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that a course of conduct for purposes of stalking includes one instance of placing an electronic tracking device on a person or in or on a person's property, unless the electronic tracking device is placed by or at the direction of a law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1223: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB1008: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 349 | 5/17/2023 5/17/2023 |
SB1225 by White
HB0556 by Littleton | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires that court clerks notify the health facilities commission, instead of the department of health, when an offender is to be placed on the registry of persons who have been determined to have abused, neglected, misappropriated, or exploited the property of vulnerable individuals; requires that such notice is given within 90 days of conviction of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 5. | SB1225: Effective date(s) 03/31/2023 HB0556: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 103 | 4/18/2023 4/18/2023 |
SB1233 by White
HB0945 by Alexander | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the criminal offenses of assault and aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties to include healthcare providers and increases the penalty for assault against those persons from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. | SB1233: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB0945: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/6/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB1239 by Hensley
HB1266 by Warner | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires law enforcement, district attorneys, and the attorney general to obtain a warrant for disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications and related transactional records; removes a subpoena or other lawful process except a warrant as a process for obtaining disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications and transactional records. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 6. | SB1239: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1266: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/14/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB1241 by Akbari
HB1256 by Camper | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes the permanent deprivation of the right of suffrage upon conviction of certain infamous crimes; changes the revocation of a person's voting rights pursuant to a conviction for an infamous crime to a temporary suspension of voting rights for the period of confinement, probation, or parole; automatically restores a person's voting rights upon release from confinement, probation, or parole. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40. | SB1241: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2024 HB1256: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/29/2023 3/5/2024 |
SB1250 by Akbari
HB1464 by Towns | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires agencies to provide reports of fires at food processing facilities and investigations of incidents of critical infrastructure vandalism to state fire marshal and TBI, respectively; requires state fire marshal and TBI to compile reports and make quarterly reports to the general assembly; authorizes commissioner of agriculture and TEMA, respectively, to promulgate by rule minimum security requirements for food processing facilities and critical infrastructure. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 53; Title 58 and Title 68, Chapter 102. | SB1250: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1464: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee | 3/28/2023 3/22/2023 |
SB1316 by Bailey
HB0484 by Boyd | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for the offense of possession of a used, detached catalytic converter by an unauthorized person from a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by fine to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 62. | SB1316: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB0484: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. | 4/19/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB1318 by Bailey
HB1198 by Williams | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Silas Gable Flatt Law," which creates an offense of knowingly providing a motor vehicle to another person who the provider of the vehicle knows or should know is under the influence of an intoxicant or whose driver license has been suspended or revoked under certain circumstances, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55, Chapter 10. | SB1318: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 243 HB1198: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/3/2023 5/3/2023 |
SB1319 by Bailey
HB1109 by Travis | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds to the offense of custodial interference, a parent or other family member who harbors or hides a child within or outside this state, knowing that the child has been placed in the custody of the department of children's services pursuant to a protective custody order or an emergency custody order entered by a court; states that it is not a defense that the person harboring or hiding the child has not been served with an actual copy of a protective custody order or emergency custody order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 3. | SB1319: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB1109: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 286 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
SB1320 by Bailey
HB1126 by Sherrell | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires judge to order payment of restitution by owner who is convicted of allowing their dog to run loose and the dog causes bodily injury or death to another person, or damages another person's property. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39 and Title 44. | SB1320: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB1126: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 226 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
SB1321 by Bailey
HB1028 by Butler | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to conduct a study, within existing resources, of the number of individuals convicted under offenses for carrying or possessing weapons with the intent to go armed and the penalties assessed for the convictions, and submit a report of the study's findings to the chairs of the senate judiciary committee and the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives by January 15, 2024. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 70. | SB1321: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1028: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/6/2023 2/2/2023 |
SB1347 by Lundberg
HB1251 by Crawford | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the definition of "sexual activity," as used in the offense of soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor, to include exhibition of the female breast, genitals, buttocks, anus, or pubic or rectal area of any person that can be reasonably construed as being for the purpose of the sexual arousal or gratification of the defendant or another. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1347: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB1251: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 209 | 5/4/2023 5/4/2023 |
SB1348 by Lundberg
HB1475 by Hulsey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the mandatory period of confinement for the felony offense of evading arrest from 30 days to 90 days; increases the mandatory period of confinement for the felony offense of evading arrest from 60 days to 120 days if the offense creates a risk of death or injury to innocent bystanders, pursuing law enforcement officers, or other third parties; removes unlawful attempted arrest as a defense to the felony offense of evading arrest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 6. | SB1348: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB1475: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/19/2024 4/18/2023 |
SB1353 by Crowe
HB1486 by Campbell S | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a business entity from retaining a copy, in an electronic or other format, of a person's identification unless the retention of that copy is specifically required by federal or state law, or the business entity obtains the express consent of the holder of that identification; prohibits a business entity from refusing to transact business with a person solely on the basis that the person refuses to provide express consent to the business entity or its agent, employee, or contractor retaining the copy; makes a violation a Class B misdemeanor that constitutes an unfair or deceptive act under the Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 47 and Title 55. | SB1353: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee HB1486: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee | 3/14/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB1398 by Reeves
HB1242 by Powers | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly possess xylazine; makes it a Class C felony to knowingly manufacture, deliver, or sell xylazine, or to knowingly possess xylazine with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell xylazine; provides exceptions for veterinarians. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1398: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 412 HB1242: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
SB1402 by Reeves
HB1425 by Hicks G | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class C misdemeanor for a person who has not attained 21 years of age to consume or possess vapor products on public school property that serves any of the grades kindergarten through 12. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49. | SB1402: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1425: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/6/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB1462 by Niceley
HB1285 by Eldridge | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Criminal Forfeiture Process Act"; replaces civil forfeiture with criminal forfeiture process for property seized for forfeiture in connection with criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 67; Title 69 and Title 70. | SB1462: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1285: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/28/2023 3/28/2023 |
SB1475 by Watson
HB0806 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes revisions to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act of 1989, including expanding the definition of racketeering activity. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 12, Part 2. | SB1475: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 HB0806: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 487 | 5/24/2023 5/24/2023 |
SB1479 by Kyle
HB1522 by Hardaway | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony of a law enforcement officer operating a law enforcement body camera in any manner that would prevent the creation or recordation of evidence with the intent to obstruct justice. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 38 and Title 39. | SB1479: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1522: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB1482 by Oliver
HB0688 by Hardaway | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class C felony of reckless endangerment committed against a population within a geographic territory by members of a criminal gang and the commission of the offense is gang-related; authorizes a court to revoke or prohibit the issuance of a driver license to individuals convicted of such offenses for a five-year period. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35. | SB1482: Deferred to Summer Study HB0688: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 | 4/2/2024 4/11/2024 |
SB1485 by Kyle
HB1302 by Thompson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds a requirement that a licensed medical laboratory reporting an offender's HIV test results to the victim of an assault also provide the victim with a written copy of the test results. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1485: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1302: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB1487 by Roberts
HB1391 by Slater | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes, from 21 days to 30 days, the time in which a court must hold a hearing from the date a claimant's motion is filed to have the state show cause why forfeited property should not be returned or a lien lis pendens released. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11. | SB1487: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1391: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/6/2023 2/2/2023 |
SB1491 by Rose
HB1013 by Grills | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a sheriff and sheriff's deputy are law enforcement officers for purposes of the criminal code; clarifies that a deputy jailer is a law enforcement officer only for the purposes of enhancement of a crime under the criminal code. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39. | SB1491: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 365 HB1013: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | 5/18/2023 5/18/2023 |
SB1502 by Stevens
HB1017 by Grills | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to post information on its website about the Tennessee human trafficking resource center hotline. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1502: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1017: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/19/2023 | 2/6/2023 4/17/2023 |
SB1520 by Campbell
HB1436 by Mitchell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for the criminal offense of bribery from a Class B felony to a Class A felony; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to investigate allegations of bribery when two or more reports have been received and to submit a report to the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives within 180 days. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39, Chapter 16. | SB1520: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1436: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/6/2023 2/7/2023 |
SB1565 by Kyle
HB1578 by Love | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense for a person to possess or manufacture an ammunition feeding device that has capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1565: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1578: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 1/10/2024 |
SB1566 by Oliver
HB1577 by Mitchell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony offense of purchasing, selling, possessing, or using a part, component, device, or attachment designed to accelerate the fire of a semi-automatic rifle and makes any semi-automatic rifle that includes an accelerated fire part, component, or device a prohibited weapon. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 38-3-119 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB1566: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1577: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 1/10/2024 |
SB1567 by Akbari
HB1576 by Freeman | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 38-3-119 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB1567: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1576: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 1/10/2024 |
SB1569 by Campbell
HB1579 by Mitchell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the sale or purchase of an assault weapon as a Class A misdemeanor; defines assault weapon. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 36-3-625; Section 38-3-119; Title 39 and Section 40-14-109. | SB1569: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1579: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 1/10/2024 |
SB1570 by Oliver
HB1580 by Jones | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense for a person to possess or manufacture an ammunition feeding device that has capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for certain circumstances; requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer; allows a court to issue an extreme risk protection order upon a finding that a person poses a risk of causing bodily injury to the person or others if allowed to purchase or possess a firearm; makes other changes related to firearms. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 13; Title 16; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 58; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 70. | SB1570: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1580: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 1/10/2024 |
SB1579 by Lowe
by | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes persons convicted of felony theft of a firearm permanently ineligible to purchase firearms in this state. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | Withdrawn. | 12/5/2023 |
SB1584 by Lowe
HB2810 by Hulsey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes the deadline, from five to three business days, for a warden or chief administrative officer to report certain offenses to the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1584: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2810: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 1/10/2024 2/5/2024 |
SB1587 by Haile
HB1727 by Gant | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that a parent or guardian who knowingly leaves their child under the care or supervision of a person who is required to register as a sexual offender commits a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4 and Title 40. | SB1587: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB1727: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 952 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB1590 by Lamar
HB1626 by Behn | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Fundamental Right to Reproductive Health Care Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 20; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | SB1590: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1626: Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee | 3/11/2024 3/5/2024 |
SB1649 by Campbell
HB1845 by Clemmons | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Tennessee violence intervention program within the department's office of criminal justice programs to invest in evidence-based violence reduction initiatives. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1649: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1845: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee | 3/18/2024 3/12/2024 |
SB1654 by Campbell
HB1713 by Freeman | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly giving, selling, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the person receiving the firearm is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm under state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB1654: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB1713: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/27/2024 1/11/2024 |
SB1695 by Yarbro
HB1667 by Hemmer | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, authorizes local governments to regulate the storage of a firearm in a motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is unoccupied; applies in counties having a population greater than 98,800, according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1695: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB1667: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee | 3/26/2024 4/2/2024 |
SB1699 by Rose
HB1645 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the eligibility for filing a petition to obtain a lifetime order of protection to include victims of aggravated stalking, especially aggravated stalking, and felony harassment. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39. | SB1699: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 632 HB1645: Effective date(s) 04/02/2024 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
SB1700 by Jackson
HB1638 by Barrett | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes the return date for a search warrant from five to seven days. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 16; Title 24; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | SB1700: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1638: Withdrawn. | 1/22/2024 1/25/2024 |
SB1703 by Hensley
HB1979 by Capley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, permits the transfer of a juvenile to criminal court for the offense of theft of a firearm from a motor vehicle if the child was 14 years of age or older but younger than 17 years of age; increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony theft of a firearm worth less than $2,500. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1703: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1979: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/5/2024 1/30/2024 |
SB1704 by Hensley
HB1978 by Capley | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony the offense of burglary of a conveyance. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1704: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB1978: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/19/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB1709 by Hensley
HB1628 by Cepicky | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Dr. Benjamin Mauck Act," which creates new criminal offenses of assault within a healthcare facility and aggravated assault within a healthcare facility. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1709: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB1628: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 928 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB1719 by Hensley
HB1624 by Cepicky | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "Brittany's Law," which creates the Class B misdemeanor of knowingly failing to seek medical assistance for an individual who the person knows or reasonably should know is experiencing a drug-related overdose; authorizes the sentencing court to order the defendant to complete a clinical substance abuse assessment and participate in any available substance abuse treatment program. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53 and Title 63. | SB1719: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1624: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 2/27/2024 2/27/2024 |
SB1728 by Lamar
HB1729 by Hakeem | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that the offense of criminal abortion does not include an abortion that was necessary due to a medical emergency affecting the physical or mental health of the pregnant person or performed on a patient whose pregnancy was the result of rape or incest; requires the physician performing the abortion to verify that the patient reported the offense to the appropriate law enforcement agency prior to the procedure. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68. | SB1728: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1729: Withdrawn. | 1/22/2024 2/5/2024 |
SB1729 by Lamar
HB1728 by Hakeem | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of aggravated stalking to include persons who purchase a semi-automatic rifle or attempt to use a semi-automatic rifle for the course and furtherance of stalking. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39, Chapter 17. | SB1729: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1728: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 1/22/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB1731 by Walley
HB2288 by Hale | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class D felony employing a firearm during the commission of, attempt to commit, or flight or escape from an offense other than a dangerous felony; requires a person convicted of the offense to be sentenced to a mandatory minimum sentence of five years imprisonment. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1731: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2288: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee | 3/19/2024 3/26/2024 |
SB1754 by Lowe
HB1947 by Howell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes various changes to criminal offenses involving fentanyl; increases the penalty one classification for criminal offenses involving fentanyl if the defendant crossed county lines in the course of the criminal offense; requires certain drug offenses to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is a Schedule I or II controlled substance and the offense resulted in the death of another person; creates a new criminal offense of aggravated assault on a first responder by exposing the first responder to fentanyl. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1754: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB1947: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee | 4/19/2024 4/23/2024 |
SB1767 by Lundberg
HB1875 by Crawford | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the definition of "racketeering activity" to include committing, conspiring to commit, aiding, attempting to aid, soliciting, coercing, facilitating, or intimidating another person to commit the criminal offense of animal fighting. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1767: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. HB1875: Re-ref. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee | 3/28/2024 4/11/2024 |
SB1781 by Swann
HB1856 by Moon | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, defines "law enforcement activity" for the offense of criminal impersonation to include operating a motor vehicle that displays logos or decals that give the appearance of being operated by a law enforcement officer or the use of blue flashing lights, flashing emergency lights, or a siren, unless certain vehicle identification requirements have been met; specifies that the motor vehicle being purchased from a law enforcement agency is not a defense to criminal impersonation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1781: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1856: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 1/25/2024 1/30/2024 |
SB1782 by Lundberg
HB2068 by Jernigan | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony certain animal cruelty offenses involving a cock; requires a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 for the offense of being a spectator at a cock fight. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2. | SB1782: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. HB2068: Held on desk. | 4/1/2024 4/25/2024 |
SB1785 by Campbell
HB2199 by Mitchell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which expands the offense of reckless endangerment to include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm and injuring or killing the child or another. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-103. | SB1785: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2199: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/26/2024 1/31/2024 |
SB1801 by Johnson
HB1906 by McCalmon | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to statutes of limitations for bringing actions for injury or illness based on certain child sexual abuse offenses, including trafficking offenses. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 39. | SB1801: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 790 HB1906: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
SB1802 by Taylor
HB2611 by Zachary | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "The District Attorney General Second Opinion Act," which authorizes, in any investigation involving a human trafficking offense, an organized crime offense, or an offense classified as a Class A or B felony, in which a district attorney general declines prosecution, an investigating state or local law enforcement agency to report and submit evidence of the offense to the district attorney general for another judicial district in which jurisdiction and venue over the offense are proper. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6 and Title 38, Chapter 6. | SB1802: Effective date(s) 04/29/2024 HB2611: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 805 | 5/9/2024 5/9/2024 |
SB1809 by Rose
HB1735 by Vaughan | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offenses of assault against a first responder or nurse and aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse to apply to assaults committed against licensed physicians and osteopathic physicians, and to hospital employees who are discharging or attempting to discharge their official duties in a hospital emergency department; enacts the "Dr. Benjamin Mauck Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. | SB1809: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1735: Withdrawn. | 1/25/2024 1/25/2024 |
SB1811 by Kyle
HB2943 by Towns | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the application of certain indecent exposure offenses by including victims from 13 to 17 years of age; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 68. | SB1811: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB2943: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1023 | 5/31/2024 5/31/2024 |
SB1818 by Rose
HB2036 by Leatherwood | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class D felony offense for a person to unlawfully possess a firearm, or firearm ammunition, while under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term of one year or more. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB1818: Withdrawn. HB2036: Withdrawn. | 2/5/2024 1/31/2024 |
SB1819 by Rose
HB2037 by Leatherwood | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony the offenses of unlawful purchase by or unlawful sale to a person who is prohibited by state or federal law from owning, possessing, or purchasing a firearm; prohibits the purchase or sale of ammunition by or to such a person; prohibits the transfer or sale of a firearm or ammunition to a person receiving treatment at a treatment resource for mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and not just when the person is receiving inpatient treatment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB1819: Withdrawn. HB2037: Withdrawn. | 2/5/2024 2/1/2024 |
SB1826 by Lamar
HB1884 by Hakeem | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that the offense of criminal abortion does not include an abortion that was necessary due to a medical emergency affecting the physical or mental health of the pregnant person or performed on a patient whose pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68. | SB1826: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1884: Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee | 1/25/2024 2/6/2024 |
SB1835 by Johnson
HB1905 by McCalmon | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony for a person who commits child abuse by knowingly treating a child under 18 in such a manner as to inflict injury. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB1835: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB1905: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/19/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB1847 by Lundberg
HB1938 by Jernigan | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes, from 24 hours to 48 hours following receipt of an allegation of a criminal offense committed against livestock, the time frame within which the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner's agent, a graduate of an accredited college of veterinary medicine specializing in livestock practice, or a graduate of an accredited college of agriculture with a specialty in livestock must make a probable cause examination of the livestock, otherwise a licensed veterinarian is permitted to make the examination. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 44 and Title 66. | SB1847: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1938: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 1/25/2024 1/30/2024 |
SB1852 by Kyle
HB1934 by Hakeem | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly selling, loaning, or making a gift of a firearm to a minor for the purpose of inducing or coercing the minor to commit an offense; subjects a person convicted for such offense to civil liability for any criminal act committed by the minor. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 4; Title 37 and Title 39. | SB1852: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1934: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB1868 by Hensley
HB1909 by Bulso | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Laken Riley Act of 2024," which generally prohibits a public institution of higher education from prohibiting adults lawfully present on the institution's property from carrying a non-lethal weapon for purposes of self-defense; allows certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49. | SB1868: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 791 HB1909: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
SB1876 by Campbell
HB1867 by Jones | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class B misdemeanor that is committed when a person knowingly hunts, kills, traps, ensnares, destroys, or attempts to destroy, or has in the person's possession a sandhill crane. - Amends TCA Title 70. | SB1876: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee HB1867: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee | 3/6/2024 1/30/2024 |
SB1880 by Kyle
HB1981 by Jones | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the criminal offense of possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of the offense of stalking, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB1880: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1981: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB1887 by Lowe
HB2590 by Russell | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes bullying and cyber-bullying offenses subject to the same penalties as harassment; requires an officer to make a report of bullying and notify a parent or guardian when victim is a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 49. | SB1887: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 797 HB2590: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
SB1912 by Yarbro
HB2030 by Jones | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1912: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB2030: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee | 4/19/2024 2/16/2024 |
SB1915 by Niceley
HB1859 by Davis | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, generally prohibits certain licensing boards for professions, including medical professions, from using a vague term in their consideration and their notice or decision for denying a license due to a prior criminal prosecution unless an explanation is provided of how the prior conviction directly relates to the applicable profession, if such prior conviction serves as a basis for the licensing authority's consideration and notice or decision. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 63. | SB1915: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 788 HB1859: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
SB1918 by Akbari
HB2227 by Love | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, states that the term "abortion," as defined for the offense of criminal abortion, does not include the use of contraceptives, including any device, medication, biological product, or procedure that is intended for use in the prevention of pregnancy, whether specifically intended to prevent pregnancy or for other health needs, or the disposal of embryos resulting from fertility treatments, including healthcare services, procedures, testing, medications, treatments, or products. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68. | SB1918: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2227: Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee | 1/29/2024 3/5/2024 |
SB1920 by Akbari
HB2229 by Love | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, states that it is not a violation of the criminal offense of abuse of a corpse for a person to dispose of the person’s miscarriage; defines miscarriage as the unintentional loss of pregnancy, which may occur spontaneously or as the result of an accident. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68. | SB1920: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2229: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 1/29/2024 1/31/2024 |
SB1953 by Gardenhire
HB2546 by Bulso | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, states that, as used in the offense of stalking, harassment must be committed by the defendant with reckless disregard for whether the victim will suffer emotional distress as a result of the conduct and the victim does suffer emotional distress as a result of the conduct. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1953: Pub. Ch. 682 HB2546: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 682 | 4/17/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB1969 by Rose
HB2693 by Doggett | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires the court that finds a person incompetent to stand trial for a criminal offense due to intellectual disability to also determine whether the person is subject to involuntary care and treatment at the hearing in which the person is declared incompetent; states that the district attorney general is not required to file a complaint to require involuntary care and treatment for a person who is found incompetent to stand trial due to intellectual disability in order to commit the person. - Amends TCA Section 33-5-403. | SB1969: Effective date(s) 05/28/2024 HB2693: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1031 | 5/31/2024 5/31/2024 |
SB1982 by Lamar
HB2084 by Jones | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that a person commits the offense of wage theft who, acting as an employer, hires an employee and intentionally does not pay the employee for the services the employee provides, at the minimum wage rate required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, this state's law, or the employment agreement between the employer and employee, whichever is greater, and at the interval required by those laws or agreement, whichever is more frequent. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 39, Chapter 14 and Title 50, Chapter 2. | SB1982: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2084: No Action Taken | 1/29/2024 3/19/2024 |
SB1989 by Akbari
HB2221 by Love | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class B misdemeanor of possessing, with intent to go armed, a large-capacity magazine outside of the person's residence, business, or premises; defines a large-capacity magazine as an ammunition feeding device with capacity to accept more than 10 rounds. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB1989: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2221: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 1/31/2024 1/31/2024 |
SB2003 by Yarbro
HB1964 by Powell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools; specifies that for the purposes of sexual exploitation of children offenses, the term "material" includes computer-generated images created, adapted, or modified by artificial intelligence. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2003: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB1964: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 1/31/2024 1/30/2024 |
SB2020 by Reeves
HB1695 by Alexander | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that the reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of minors whose manner of death is listed as a homicide are generally not public documents; authorizes such reports to be released or inspected if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2020: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 906 HB1695: Effective date(s) 05/03/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2034 by Niceley
HB2432 by Farmer | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases, from $1,000 to $5,000, the fine for transporting into the state, for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, an individual who the person knows or should have known has illegally entered or remained in the United States, as determined by the bureau of immigration and customs enforcement of the United States department of homeland security. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12; Title 39; Title 50 and Title 67. | SB2034: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2432: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee | 4/2/2024 3/26/2024 |
SB2038 by Rose
HB2172 by Alexander | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalties for threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property and failing to report a threat to commit an act of mass violence on school property; requires, rather than permits, a court to order a defendant charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence to undergo a mental health evaluation as a condition of pretrial release. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2038: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2172: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 1/31/2024 1/31/2024 |
SB2040 by Rose
HB2265 by Boyd | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds using, altering, encrypting, ransoming, destroying, or otherwise rendering unavailable without authorization, electronic data, electronic devices, or network providers of critical infrastructure or of a farm to the offense of committing critical infrastructure vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2040: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 627 HB2265: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 4/3/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2043 by Lamar
HB2572 by Parkinson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of aggravated rape to include when the defendant commits rape knowing that the defendant is infected with HIV. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5. | SB2043: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB2572: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 844 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2049 by Stevens
HB2099 by Cochran | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the clerk of every court having jurisdiction of criminal offenses to include a $12.50 charge in every cost bill, to be remitted to the county government to provide support services for the purpose of promoting public safety at the sole discretion of the district attorney general; takes effect upon two-thirds vote of the county legislative body or, if the county is imposing a similar fee to benefit the public defender’s office, upon written request and notice by the district attorney general to the county executive and the circuit court clerk of such county. - Amends TCA Title 40. | SB2049: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2099: Taken off notice for cal. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/1/2024 4/9/2024 |
SB2060 by Walley
HB2216 by Whitson | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Danielle's Law," which extends the statute of limitations for injuries to a person, who is 18 or older, relating to sexual assault to three years or five years depending on if law enforcement was notified of the assault. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2060: Effective date(s) 04/04/2024 HB2216: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 644 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
SB2062 by White
HB1881 by Capley | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Back the Blue Act," which increases the penalty for assault against a law enforcement officer from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence and $5,000 fine to a Class E felony with a mandatory minimum 60-day sentence and $10,000 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2062: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 976 HB1881: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/28/2024 5/28/2024 |
SB2123 by Campbell
HB2735 by Hemmer | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony that is committed when a person provides to a gun dealer or private seller of firearms what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm; creates a Class E felony that is committed when a person knowingly obtains a firearm for the purposes of transferring the firearm to another who is prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm by state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2123: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2735: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 4/2/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2153 by Johnson
HB2612 by Bulso | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a member of a homeowners' association for a neighborhood in Williamson County with at least 300 single family residential homes and two or more gates restricting ingress and egress to the neighborhood to request a report from the board of directors for the homeowners' association regarding criminal activity in the gated subdivision; requires the board to compile the report and make it available to each household in the subdivision. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 27. | SB2153: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB2612: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 645 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
SB2155 by Watson
HB2323 by Hazlewood | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Chris Wright Act," which increases the penalty for a third or subsequent domestic assault conviction from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony; upgrades the offense classification for certain qualifying misdemeanor offenses to a Class E felony upon a defendant's conviction for a sixth or subsequent qualifying misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2155: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 987 HB2323: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/29/2024 5/29/2024 |
SB2160 by Yarbro
HB2454 by Whitson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Anti-Road Rage Act of 2024"; creates a Class E felony for the reckless discharge of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle; creates a Class A misdemeanor for the reckless brandishing or display of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55. | SB2160: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2454: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2166 by Yarbro
HB2417 by Dixie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, permits a person who was convicted of an infamous crime after July 1, 1986, but before July 1, 1996, to petition a circuit court for restoration of the person's full rights of citizenship in the same manner established for persons convicted on or after July 1, 1996. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 34 and Title 40. | SB2166: Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee HB2417: Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Committee | 4/1/2024 4/2/2024 |
SB2180 by Hensley
HB1904 by Fritts | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, exempts persons who are authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to an enhanced handgun carry permit or a concealed handgun carry permit from the criminal offense of possessing a firearm in a concealed manner at a meeting conducted by, or on property owned, operated, or managed or under the control of the individual, corporation, business entity, or government entity that is properly posted. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB2180: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB1904: No Action Taken | 3/26/2024 4/2/2024 |
SB2192 by Campbell
HB2196 by Mitchell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense for a person to possess or manufacture an ammunition feeding device that has capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, unless certain circumstances apply. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB2192: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2196: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2194 by Campbell
HB2192 by Mitchell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a gun dealer to ensure that 14 days have passed since the transaction was initiated by the purchaser before transferring a firearm to a purchaser. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB2194: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2192: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2196 by Lamar
HB2448 by Miller | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, changes from January 15 to July 1 the date by which district attorneys general must report to the senate judiciary committee and the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives the number of reports received concerning victims of female mutilation. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2196: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2448: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/1/2024 2/1/2024 |
SB2199 by Lamar
HB2456 by Chism | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm with the intent to go armed for persons carrying, whether openly or concealed, a handgun if the person lawfully possesses the handgun, is in a place where the person is lawfully present, and the person meets certain age requirements. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB2199: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2456: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/1/2024 2/6/2024 |
SB2221 by Powers
HB1658 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes a Class E felony for a person who commits assault against a participant in judicial proceedings while on the premises of a building in which judicial proceedings occur; makes revisions to law regarding wiretapping and electronic surveillance. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2221: Effective date(s) 05/28/2024, 07/01/2024 HB1658: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1045 | 6/6/2024 6/6/2024 |
SB2222 by Lowe
HB2395 by Davis | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes that it is unlawful for a person to intentionally initiate or circulate a report of a past, present, or impending active shooter and hostage situation, knowing that the report is false or baseless if certain information is known at the time. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2222: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794 HB2395: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
SB2229 by Lowe
HB2301 by Howell | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a violation of the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs or a conspiracy to violate such law to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is fentanyl or carfentanyl, or any analogue or derivative thereof, either alone or in combination with any substance scheduled as a controlled substance by the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, including controlled substance analogues, and the violation resulted in the death of another person. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2229: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB2301: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 957 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2233 by Campbell
HB2958 by Hardaway | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of storing a firearm when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor without parental consent or a person who is ineligible to possess a firearm is likely to gain access to the firearm; provides an exception to the offense if the person secures the firearm or carries the firearm on the person’s self; designates the offense as a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by fine only, or a Class E felony if a person is injured or killed as a result of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2233: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2958: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2255 by Stevens
HB2764 by Grills | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a parent or guardian to notify their student's school if the student is adjudicated delinquent for any criminal offense involving a firearm, whether the offense was committed in this state or in another state. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49. | SB2255: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee HB2764: Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration | 2/1/2024 2/13/2024 |
SB2263 by Lundberg
HB2198 by Mitchell | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for the offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2263: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 887 HB2198: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2272 by Yarbro
HB2412 by Dixie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases, from 10 days to 10 business days, the amount of time prior to a meeting that written notice of the meeting must be given by the president of the public defenders conference to members of the conference. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2272: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2412: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/1/2024 2/1/2024 |
SB2280 by Stevens
HB2672 by Farmer | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the bureau to report its findings on criminal background checks to persons, organizations, or entities who request such information within five business days of the bureau's completion of the background check. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 71, Chapter 3. | SB2280: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2672: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 4/1/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2287 by Oliver
HB2350 by Johnson G | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly or recklessly permitting a child under 12 years of age to have access to or possession, custody, or use of a firearm unless the person has the permission of the child's parent or guardian, the child is under the supervision of an adult, and the firearm was used for lawful sporting activity. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB2287: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2350: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2288 by Oliver
HB2352 by Johnson G | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the owner of a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 48 hours of discovery of the loss or theft unless the owner is physically incapable of making a report, and to notify the law enforcement agency if the firearm is subsequently recovered; imposes a civil penalty of not more than $500 for the first violation of the reporting requirement and punishes a second or subsequent violation as a Class B misdemeanor; requires a gun dealer to inform the purchaser of a firearm of the requirement to report a lost or stolen firearm to law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB2288: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2352: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/20/2024 3/19/2024 |
SB2290 by Kyle
HB1935 by Hakeem | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits sales and purchases of certain high-capacity, semi-automatic firearms. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 36-3-625; Section 38-3-119; Title 39 and Section 40-14-109. | SB2290: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1935: Failed for lack of motion in: Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/11/2024 3/5/2024 |
SB2305 by Rose
HB2881 by Todd | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, subject to exceptions for confiscated firearms, makes it a Class E felony offense for a person to knowingly receive, possess, conceal, store, barter, sell, transfer, or dispose of a firearm that has had the importer’s or manufacturer’s serial number removed, obliterated, or altered. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2305: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2881: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/1/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2309 by Rose
HB2307 by Vaughan | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, permits the licensed medical laboratory to report the results of the HIV test to the victim of assault electronically. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2309: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2307: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/1/2024 2/1/2024 |
SB2337 by Yager
HB1924 by Butler | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for indecent exposure from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony if the person was confined in a penal institution at the time of the commission of the offense and the offense was committed with the intent to abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass a guard or staff member; requires a mandatory minimum sentence of 14 days of incarceration; requires the mandatory minimum sentence to be served consecutive to any sentence being served at the time of the commission of the offense; requires a person convicted of more than one violation of this offense to serve each sentence consecutive to any other sentence imposed. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2337: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB1924: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1049 | 5/31/2024 5/31/2024 |
SB2342 by Haile
HB2538 by Cochran | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the criminal offense of recklessly, by any means of communication, threatening to commit an act of mass violence and the threat causes a reasonable expectation or reasonable fear of the commission of an act of mass violence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 40, Chapter 11. | SB2342: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB2538: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/19/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB2348 by Oliver
HB2511 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits generally the sale of tobacco products to a person born on or after January 1, 2007; allows for two exceptions to the prohibition of selling tobacco products to a person born on or after January 1, 2007; prohibits the sale of tobacco products in vending machines. - Amends TCA Title 1 and Title 39. | SB2348: Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee HB2511: Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee | 2/13/2024 3/26/2024 |
SB2405 by Yarbro
HB2515 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes the offense of aggravated prostitution; requires the public records of a person charged with a misdemeanor or a felony offense that has been repealed to be removed and destroyed without cost upon petition by the person. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2405: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB2515: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/19/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2410 by Lamar
HB2504 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes an offense for a person, on behalf of a debt collector or inbound telemarketer service, to knowingly cause a caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to a subscriber with the intent to defraud or cause harm to another person or to wrongfully obtain anything of value, rather than with the intent to induce the subscriber to answer. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 47, Chapter 18. | SB2410: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 758 HB2504: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/1/2024 5/1/2024 |
SB2411 by Lamar
HB2518 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, establishes mandatory sentence of community supervision for 90 days if a person commits certain offenses under the supervision and control of the department. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2411: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee HB2518: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 2/1/2024 2/27/2024 |
SB2412 by Lamar
HB2514 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires defendants charged with certain offenses to wear a global positioning monitoring system device if the defendant is released on the person's personal recognizance, upon the execution of an unsecured bond, or on bail. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2412: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2514: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 2/1/2024 2/27/2024 |
SB2413 by Lamar
HB2509 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds that a person who is an accessory after the fact for a crime in which a claim for criminal injuries compensation is based is ineligible to receive an award of these funds. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-105. | SB2413: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2509: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee | 2/1/2024 4/2/2024 |
SB2415 by Swann
HB2471 by Raper | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, permits a juvenile court to transfer a child to criminal court to be tried as an adult at any age if the child is charged with a second or subsequent criminal gang offense. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2415: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB2471: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 | 4/19/2024 4/10/2024 |
SB2433 by Haile
HB2595 by Rudder | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from $1,000 to $1,500 the compensation claim amount that may be reimbursed to a healthcare provider for performing a forensic medical examination on a victim of a sexual assault case. - Amends TCA Title 29. | SB2433: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2595: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee | 2/1/2024 3/12/2024 |
SB2438 by Akbari
HB2505 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires retailers and sellers of firearm ammunition to maintain ammunition in an area inaccessible to a customer in a retail establishment; classifies a violation as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. | SB2438: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2505: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/5/2024 3/19/2024 |
SB2439 by Akbari
HB2513 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a sentencing enhancement factor for a defendant who wears a mask or other device that conceals the defendant's identity during the commission of an offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2439: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2513: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/2/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB2451 by Akbari
HB2331 by Pearson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency to assign a law enforcement officer to begin an investigation of a suspected homicide within the agency’s jurisdiction and, in determining which law enforcement officer will lead the investigation, requires the law enforcement agency to assign the investigation to an officer who will be available to investigate the offense for at least two days following the opening of an investigation. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40. | SB2451: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2331: Failed for lack of motion in: Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/5/2024 3/19/2024 |
SB2478 by Hensley
HB2691 by Doggett | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, prohibits the department of agriculture or any other state or local department or agency from entering private property without probable cause to believe that a criminal offense has occurred or is occurring, the consent of the property owner, a warrant, or a recognized warrant exception; requires a member of a society incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals to notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of the member's intent to make an arrest or interfere to prevent an act of cruelty and the circumstances justifying the action before doing so. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43; Title 44 and Title 63, Chapter 12. | SB2478: Pub. Ch. 704 HB2691: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 704 | 4/17/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB2479 by Rose
HB2928 by Sexton | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires each district attorney general to file a quarterly report with the administrative office of the courts that includes information regarding criminal proceedings within the judicial district; requires the administrative office of the courts to compile the reports into a quarterly criminal justice report; requires each law enforcement agency to file a quarterly report with the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding law enforcement outcomes within the jurisdiction; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to compile the reports into a quarterly law enforcement activity report. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2479: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2928: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 3/26/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2488 by Kyle
HB2837 by Towns | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a court to order the revocation of a person's driver license if the person is convicted of the offense of reckless endangerment involving the display of a firearm from within a motor vehicle and the person has a prior conviction for the same offense; requires a court to order the seizure and forfeiture of a person's motor vehicle used in the commission of the offense if the person is convicted of the offense of reckless endangerment involving the display of a firearm from within a motor vehicle and the person has two or more prior convictions for the same offense. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55. | SB2488: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2837: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2514 by Lundberg
HB2643 by Crawford | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds the short title "The Gabby Act" to Chapter 237 of the Public Acts of 2023, which requires district attorneys general to designate one assistant district attorney general as the lead prosecutor in cases involving crimes committed against children and requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to provide annual training to assistant district attorneys designated as lead prosecutors in crimes committed against children. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 38 and Chapter 237 of the Public Acts of 2023. | SB2514: Effective date(s) 04/04/2024 HB2643: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 649 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
SB2531 by Lamar
HB2681 by McKenzie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for use or possession of drug paraphernalia from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony if the drug paraphernalia used or possessed is a pill press device or pieces of a pill press device. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. | SB2531: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2681: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee | 2/5/2024 4/2/2024 |
SB2556 by Taylor
HB2753 by Carr | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires each district attorney general to provide an annual report on arrests, indictments, transferred cases, dispositions, and similar information; requires the district attorneys general conference to compile a statewide report summarizing the information provided by each district attorney general in a uniform fashion that is sortable by offense and jurisdiction. - Amends TCA Title 8. | SB2556: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 895 HB2753: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2562 by Taylor
HB1642 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding pretrial release of a defendant charged with a criminal offense to require the magistrate to give first consideration to ensuring the safety of the community when determining whether to impose conditions of release or require a deposit of bail. - Amends TCA Title 40. | SB2562: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 612 HB1642: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 4/3/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2563 by Taylor
HB1641 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor of violating a condition of release on bail; authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest such an offender without a warrant. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2563: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB1641: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 942 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2569 by Taylor
HB2126 by Grills | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a child, who is 15 or older, to be tried as an adult in criminal court for the offense of organized retail crime, theft of a firearm, or an attempt to commit such offense; revises law with regard to confinement of a child in a local juvenile detention facility, a juvenile detention facility, or an adult detention facility. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39. | SB2569: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 635 HB2126: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
SB2570 by Taylor
HB2031 by Barrett | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a person who suffers loss or injury as a result of a defendant intentionally obstructing a highway, street, or other place used for the passage of vehicles or conveyances to bring a cause of action against such person to recover compensatory damages from the loss or injury. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2570: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB2031: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 958 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2573 by Taylor
HB1932 by Gillespie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that punishment for organized retail theft or shoplifting should not be less than a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 68. | SB2573: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB1932: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/27/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2574 by Taylor
HB1720 by Gillespie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from Class E and Class D to a Class C felony the classification of theft of a firearm valued at less than $60,000 and related offenses; specifies that it is a Class C felony to receive, possess, store, barter, sell, transfer, or dispose of a stolen firearm or firearm ammunition. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2574: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 1 HB1720: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/1/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2575 by Taylor
HB1721 by Gillespie | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a merchant from taking adverse employment action against an employee based solely on the employee reporting theft of merchandise or organized retail crime to law enforcement; defines "adverse employment action" as dismissing, demoting, suspending, reducing compensation, or transferring an employee for punitive reasons. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 50. | SB2575: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee HB1721: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee | 3/12/2024 3/12/2024 |
SB2585 by Taylor
HB2145 by Martin G | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense for possessing or distributing a license plate flipper. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | SB2585: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB2145: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 870 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2606 by Rose
HB2731 by Faison | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, replaces references to "poisonous snakes" with "venomous snakes." - Amends TCA Section 39-17-101 and Title 70. | SB2606: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2731: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2608 by Niceley
HB2761 by Keisling | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows a person to have the criminal records of a conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant expunged if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the intoxicant or intoxicants forming the basis of the conviction were lawfully prescribed to the petitioner at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 55. | SB2608: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2761: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/27/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2610 by Rose
HB2348 by Ragan | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes a Class E felony for an entity that is supported in whole or in part by public funds to knowingly provide meeting spaces or other forums, including electronic and print platforms, to certain groups or organizations for the purpose of soliciting material support, recruiting new members, or encouraging violent action. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. | SB2610: Effective date(s) 05/01/2024 HB2348: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 872 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2645 by Kyle
HB2863 by Towns | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases, from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony, the penalty for a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving; requires a person who commits a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving to attend a driver education course and to have their license suspended for at least six months; requires law enforcement to seize a person's vehicle and crush, destroy, or sell the vehicle upon a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10. | SB2645: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB2863: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee | 4/19/2024 4/10/2024 |
SB2650 by Niceley
HB2848 by Wright | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C felony offense of acquiring or otherwise exercising control over bees or a structure or equipment used to keep, handle, house, exhibit, breed, or offer for sale bees, without the consent of the owner and with the intent to deprive the owner of the bees, structure, or equipment. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 43. | SB2650: Pub. Ch. 708 HB2848: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 708 | 4/17/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB2654 by White
HB2790 by Littleton | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes Class B misdemeanors for the tampering or otherwise making ineffective certain monitoring devices required as a condition of probation or parole; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 40. | SB2654: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB2790: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 874 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2657 by White
HB2789 by Littleton | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of aggravated patronizing prostitution; requires testing of a person initially arrested for aggravated patronizing prostitution for HIV. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2657: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2789: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2662 by White
HB1817 by Littleton | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty from a Class D felony to a Class B felony for a person who negligently, by act or omission, engages in conduct that places a child eight years of age or less in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2662: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 885 HB1817: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2668 by White
HB2163 by Littleton | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that for the purposes of sexual exploitation of children offenses, the term "material" includes computer-generated images created, adapted, or modified by artificial intelligence; defines "artificial intelligence." - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2668: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 911 HB2163: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 |
SB2669 by White
HB1911 by Bulso | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalties for certain violations of the offense of unlawful photography; requires the court, rather than allowing the court discretion, to order a person convicted of certain unlawful photography offenses to register as a sexual offender; makes various other changes to the offense of unlawful photography. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-605 and Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2. | SB2669: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 HB1911: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/19/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB2695 by Southerland
HB2459 by Eldridge | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, reduces the offenses for which a defendant must be placed on a state or federal list as a fugitive for failure to appear in court from all felonies and Class A or Class B misdemeanors that are violent or sexual in nature to only felonies that are sexual or violent in nature. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11. | SB2695: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2459: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2700 by Southerland
HB2077 by Carr | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of instigation; requires an affiant to file an affidavit for abeyance when requesting an arrest warrant; permits a citizen's arrest following two verbal notices for the offense of trespassing. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. | SB2700: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2077: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 1/30/2024 |
SB2710 by Taylor
HB2814 by Gillespie | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, raises the penalty for the offense of drag racing from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 5. | SB2710: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1000 HB2814: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 5/29/2024 5/29/2024 |
SB2720 by Taylor
HB2918 by Sexton | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows the warden or chief administrative officer's report to the district attorney general of certain offenses that occur within a penal institution to be submitted electronically. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2720: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2918: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/5/2024 2/5/2024 |
SB2721 by Taylor
HB2917 by Sexton | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows the warden or chief administrative officer's report to the district attorney general of certain offenses that occur within a penal institution to be submitted electronically. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2721: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2917: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/5/2024 2/5/2024 |
SB2725 by Akbari
HB2785 by Chism | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes the killing of another committed in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate certain crimes from the elements of first degree murder; deletes the offense of criminal responsibility for conduct of another; deletes the offense of criminal responsibility for the facilitation of a felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11; Title 39, Chapter 12; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40, Chapter 24; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39. | SB2725: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2785: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 2/5/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2740 by Campbell
HB2939 by Mitchell | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony offense for a person who witnesses a sexual offense to coerce or influence the victim to not report the offense to law enforcement, provide false information to law enforcement, or withhold any truthful information, document, or thing from law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 16 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3. | SB2740: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2939: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2748 by Kyle
HB2838 by Towns | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony the penalty for a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving; requires a person who commits a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving to attend a driver education course; requires law enforcement to seize a person's vehicle upon a second or subsequent offense of aggravated reckless driving. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10. | SB2748: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2838: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/26/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2760 by Akbari
HB2777 by Glynn | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decreases from 10 to nine days, the amount of time before trial a person shall notify the district attorney general in writing of their intention to rely upon an affirmative defense. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2760: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2777: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/5/2024 2/5/2024 |
SB2763 by Bowling
HB2035 by Barrett | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, preempts the entire field of legislation regarding extreme risk protection orders to the exclusion of all county, city, town, municipality, or metropolitan government law, ordinances, resolutions, enactments, or regulation. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 38 and Title 39. | SB2763: Effective date(s) 05/28/2024 HB2035: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1062 | 6/3/2024 6/3/2024 |
SB2770 by Bowling
HB1872 by Fritts | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a court to enhance the statutory penalty, up to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, for a conviction under certain circumstances involving illegal aliens or crimes occurring on school property while students or other children are present; makes revisions to law relative to bail. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49. | SB2770: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 HB1872: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1063 | 6/3/2024 6/3/2024 |
SB2781 by Bowling
HB1949 by Ragan | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of observation without consent to include a person or entity that adopts rules or enforces a policy or other work-related guidance for employees or contractors to promote or assist in the commission of observation without consent in a place where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy, including a restroom, locker room, dressing room, or shower, designated for multi-person, single-sex use; creates a civil action for invasion of privacy based on a violation of observation without consent. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-607. | SB2781: Deferred to Summer Study HB1949: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/27/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2788 by Pody
HB2883 by Todd | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows law enforcement officers, whether on-duty or off-duty, retired law enforcement officers, active duty and retired members of the armed forces of the United States, whether in discharge of official duties or not, and enhanced handgun carry permit holders, except in certain circumstances, to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with or without the intent to go armed, a handgun in any Pre-K-12 public school building or bus, school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field, or any other property owned, operated, or while in use by any public board of education or Pre-K-12 school. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49. | SB2788: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2883: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee | 3/20/2024 4/2/2024 |
SB2796 by Haile
HB2469 by Fritts | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from five to 10 years the period of time the department of agriculture shall maintain records that are created by or submitted to the department for the regulation of hemp. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 53; Title 67 and Title 68. | SB2796: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee HB2469: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 3/6/2024 2/1/2024 |
SB2802 by Hensley
HB2078 by Richey | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits any person from transporting an illegal alien into this state; increases from $1,000 to $5,000 the fine for transporting illegal aliens. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2802: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2078: Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee | 3/26/2024 3/26/2024 |
SB2804 by Hensley
HB2912 by Warner | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, reduces the minimum number of criminal investigators from the criminal investigation division of the Tennessee bureau of investigation that must be normally detailed to serve in each grand division of the state from two to one. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2804: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB2912: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2808 by Southerland
HB2880 by Todd | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, replaces references to "poisonous snakes" with "venomous snakes"; defines "venomous." - Amends TCA Section 39-17-101 and Title 70. | SB2808: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 636 HB2880: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 4/8/2024 4/8/2024 |
SB2824 by Crowe
HB2856 by Hill | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits certain entities from assigning a merchant category code to, or a separate classification for, a merchant that is a seller of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories separately from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers; establishes criminal and civil penalties for violations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 39; Title 45 and Title 47. | SB2824: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2856: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs SubcommitteeHB2856 | 3/8/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2831 by Stevens
HB2920 by Grills | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires, as a condition of bail or other pretrial release, that a person charged with stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking undergo a mental health evaluation prior to release. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB2831: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2920: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 4/1/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2836 by Rose
HB2951 by Leatherwood | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony the offenses of unlawful purchase by or unlawful sale to a person who is prohibited by state or federal law from owning, possessing, or purchasing a firearm; prohibits the purchase or sale of ammunition by or to such a person; prohibits the transfer or sale of a firearm or ammunition to a person receiving treatment at a treatment resource for mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and not just when the person is receiving inpatient treatment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB2836: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2951: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2862 by Roberts
HB2741 by Reedy | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes it an offense to manufacture, distribute, or possess, with the intent to distribute, remote vehicle disabling technology on passenger motor vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 55. | SB2862: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2741: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 2/5/2024 2/7/2024 |
SB2871 by Akbari
HB1954 by Parkinson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for illegally transferring a firearm to a minor from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony and requires that an adult who is convicted be punished as criminally responsible for any resulting crime; creates the Class D felony of inducing or coercing a minor to commit theft of a firearm or robbery or burglary involving theft of a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2871: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee HB1954: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee | 4/2/2024 4/17/2024 |
SB2874 by Kyle
HB2947 by Hardaway | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decreases from 30 to 15, the number of days a law enforcement agency, after taking possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit with the victim's name affixed to it, shall submit the kit to the Tennessee bureau of investigation or similar qualified laboratory for either serology or deoxyribonucleic acid testing. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2874: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB2947: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. | 2/5/2024 2/5/2024 |
SB2878 by Kyle
HB2960 by Hardaway | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds first degree murder, second degree murder, and voluntary manslaughter to the offenses for which a defendant, who has been convicted of a violation that resulted in the death of a parent of a minor child, must pay restitution in the form of child maintenance to each of the victim's children until each child reaches 18 and has graduated from high school. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. | SB2878: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2960: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 3/26/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2880 by Kyle
HB2957 by Hardaway | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes the Class B misdemeanor of parentage fraud. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39. | SB2880: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2957: Failed in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee | 4/1/2024 3/26/2024 |
SB2888 by Kyle
HB2965 by Hardaway | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, states that, for the purposes of the criminal offense of child endangerment, a person engages in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment if the person engages in domestic abuse of a member of the child's household or immediate family in the presence of the child. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4. | SB2888: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2965: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 4/1/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2912 by Bailey
HB2032 by Barrett | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes the offense of possessing a weapon in a building that prohibits or restricts weapons; allows a person with an enhanced handgun carry permit to carry a handgun into a business that prohibits or restricts weapons; removes penalties for violations of certain firearms provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB2912: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee HB2032: Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee | 4/2/2024 4/9/2024 |
SB2952 by Akbari
HB1587 by Pearson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the manufacture of semi-automatic rifles in this state; specifies that a violation of this prohibition is a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47 and Title 68. | SB2952: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee HB1587: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. | 2/15/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2953 by Akbari
HB1588 by Pearson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the storage of a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle unless the firearm or ammunition is not plainly observable and either the owner is present in the vehicle or the firearm or ammunition is inside a locked compartment; authorizes a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | SB2953: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee HB1588: No Action Taken | 2/15/2024 4/2/2024 |
SB2954 by Akbari
HB1589 by Pearson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the manufacture, transfer, or purchase in this state of a detachable firearm ammunition magazine that is capable of storing and feeding more than 10 rounds of ammunition; a violation is subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000; subjects to criminal forfeiture any magazines manufactured, transferred, or purchased in violation of this bill; grandfathers possession of magazines lawfully obtained prior to July 1, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 40. | SB2954: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee HB1589: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. | 2/15/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2956 by Akbari
HB1591 by Pearson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense to store or keep a firearm in any place unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, unloaded, and separate from ammunition so as to render the firearm inoperable by any person other than the owner or another lawfully authorized user except when the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user; exempts a juvenile who is knowingly in a mental health crisis to use a defense to prosecution for illegally possessing a handgun. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39. | SB2956: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee HB1591: No Action Taken | 2/15/2024 4/2/2024 |
SB2957 by Akbari
HB1592 by Pearson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the owner of a firearm to report loss or theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 24 hours of discovery of the loss or theft; a violation is punishable only by a civil penalty of up to $500. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB2957: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee HB1592: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. | 2/15/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB2958 by Akbari
HB1593 by Pearson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer; changes the time frame for clerks of court to report certain mental health adjudications from no later than three business days to within 72 hours; changes the time frame for clerks of court to report a final disposition of a criminal proceeding to the Tennessee bureau of investigation from not later than 30 days to within 72 hours. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 18, Chapter 4; Title 33, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 68, Chapter 11. | SB2958: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee HB1593: Returned to the Clerk's Desk. | 2/15/2024 4/3/2024 |
SB7002 by Haile
HB7016 by Cochran | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the criminal offense of recklessly, by any means of communication, threatening to commit an act of mass violence; requires the court to determine whether a defendant charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence is a threat to the public prior to release on bail. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 40, Chapter 11. | SB7002: Lay on the Table HB7016: Withdrawn. | 8/22/2023 8/28/2023 |
SB7011 by Yarbro
HB7047 by Davis A | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony of threatened mass violence for the reckless handling, display, or discharge of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55. | SB7011: Lay on the Table HB7047: Tabled | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7020 by Bailey
HB7064 by Todd | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows law enforcement officers, whether on-duty or off-duty, retired law enforcement officers, active duty and retired members of the armed forces of the United States, whether in discharge of official duties or not, and enhanced handgun carry permit holders, except in certain circumstances, to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with or without the intent to go armed, a handgun in any public school building or bus, on any public school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field, or any other property owned, operated, or while in use by any public board of education, school, college, or university board of trustees, regents, or directors for the administration of any public educational institution. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49; Chapter 142 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 149 of the Public Acts of 2023. | SB7020: Lay on the Table HB7064: Failed in Education Administration of 1st Extraordinary Session | 8/22/2023 8/23/2023 |
SB7027 by Taylor
HB7073 by Sexton | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a juvenile court to impose a blended sentence on a child adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses; defines blended sentencing as a combination of any disposition otherwise provided for juveniles and a period of an adult disposition to be served after the child turns 19 and which ends on or before the child's 24th birthday; requires the juvenile court to hold a transfer hearing if a juvenile offender is 16 or more but less than 18 at the time of the alleged conduct and is alleged to have committed certain offenses; requires the juvenile court to transfer the juvenile to adult criminal court for disposition as if the juvenile were an adult if the court makes certain findings; provides for an automatic de novo review by the criminal court of a juvenile court's decision denying a transfer to adult criminal court. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Chapter 264 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 363 of the Public Acts of 2023. | SB7027: Lay on the Table HB7073: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration | 8/22/2023 8/29/2023 |
SB7031 by Oliver
HB7094 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony of knowingly threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another and frightening the other person; classifies the offense as a hate crime, to be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the offense was committed due to a bias motivation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB7031: Lay on the Table HB7094: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7033 by Oliver
HB7022 by Davis A | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony of threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another; classifies a violation of threats of mass violence as a hate crime, which must be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the defendant threatened to commit the act of mass violence against the other person due to the person's status as a healthcare provider who performs abortions. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7033: Lay on the Table HB7022: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7034 by Oliver
HB7020 by Davis A | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class B felony of knowingly committing an act of mass violence against another; states that the offense is a hate crime, which shall be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided if the defendant committed the act of mass violence against the other person due to the person's status as a healthcare provider who performs abortions. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7034: Lay on the Table HB7020: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7035 by Oliver
HB7019 by Davis A | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class B felony of knowingly committing an act of mass violence against another; states that the offense is a hate crime, which shall be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided if the defendant committed the act of mass violence against the other person due to the person's status as a healthcare provider who provides gender-affirming care. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7035: Lay on the Table HB7019: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7036 by Oliver
HB7021 by Davis A | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony of knowingly threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another and frightening the other person; classifies the offense as a hate crime, to be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the offense was committed due to the other person's status as a healthcare provider who provides gender-affirming care. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7036: Lay on the Table HB7021: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7037 by Oliver
HB7017 by Davis A | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty by one classification for the offenses of stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking if the offense was committed because of the victim's status as a healthcare provider who performs abortions and classifies the offense as a hate crime. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7037: Lay on the Table HB7017: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7038 by Oliver
HB7018 by Davis A | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty by one classification for the offenses of stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking if the offense was committed because of the victim's status as a healthcare provider who provides gender-affirming care and classifies the offense as a hate crime. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7038: Lay on the Table HB7018: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7045 by Oliver
HB7091 by Harris | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony of knowingly threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another and frightening the other person; classifies the offense as a hate crime, to be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the offense was committed by carrying a firearm into certain venues. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7045: Lay on the Table HB7091: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7046 by Oliver
HB7087 by Johnson G | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, provides that when a person commits stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking, and the offense was committed due to the defendant's bias motivation against the victim, then the offense is a hate crime and shall be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB7046: Lay on the Table HB7087: Tabled | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7049 by Campbell
HB7056 by Hakeem | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of aggravated stalking to include persons who purchase a semi-automatic rifle or attempt to use a semi-automatic rifle for the course and furtherance of stalking. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39; Chapter 349 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 413 of the Public Acts of 2023. | SB7049: Lay on the Table HB7056: Tabled | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7051 by Campbell
HB7080 by Jones | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enhances the penalty for the offense of reckless endangerment when a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, results in a child under 13 years of age gaining possession of the firearm and committing an act of mass violence that injures or kills the child or another. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7051: Lay on the Table HB7080: Tabled | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7053 by McNally
HB7081 by Cochran | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the information a person with knowledge of a threat of mass violence must report to the local law enforcement agency to include the approximate age of the person making the threat. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1. | SB7053: Lay on the Table HB7081: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/29/2023 | 8/22/2023 8/28/2023 |
SB7064 by Kyle
HB7049 by Parkinson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class C felony of knowingly inducing or coercing a minor under 18 to commit theft of a firearm or a robbery or burglary offense involving theft of a firearm from a residence or motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | SB7064: Lay on the Table HB7049: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session | 8/22/2023 8/24/2023 |
SB7071 by Akbari
HB7011 by Parkinson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes a person who illegally transfers a firearm to a minor criminally responsible for any resulting act of mass violence or a threat of mass violence in which the minor threatens to use the firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7071: Lay on the Table HB7011: Tabled | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7072 by Akbari
HB7010 by Parkinson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class D felony of knowingly inducing or coercing a minor under 18 to commit theft of a firearm or a robbery or burglary offense involving theft of a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7072: Lay on the Table HB7010: Tabled | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7073 by Akbari
HB7068 by Parkinson | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class D felony offense for an adult criminal gang member who induces or coerces a minor to steal a firearm; makes the adult criminal gang member criminally responsible for offenses the minor commits with stolen firearm. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB7073: Lay on the Table HB7068: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7077 by Rose
HB7034 by Sexton | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony knowingly violating an order of protection or a restraining order issued due to domestic abuse when based on stalking; raises the classification range for stalking from a Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony to a Class E or D felony; raises the classification of aggravated stalking from a Class E to a Class D felony; requires a court to order a mental health assessment of a defendant's need for mental health treatment if convicted of a stalking offense, at cost to the defendant unless indigent; requires the sentence to include the defendant undergoing treatment and monitoring of drug intake if the assessment indicates that the defendant is in need of and amenable to treatment. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39, Chapter 13; Section 39-17-315; Title 40, Chapter 11; Chapter 349 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 413 of the Public Acts of 2023. | SB7077: Lay on the Table HB7034: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration | 8/22/2023 8/29/2023 |
SB7087 by Johnson
HB7015 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands, from certain violent offenses to any felony offense, the offenses for which a person who has been arrested is required to have a biological specimen taken for the purpose of DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person if probable cause exists for the arrest. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-321. | SB7087: Lay on the Table HB7015: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee | 8/22/2023 8/22/2023 |
SB7088 by Johnson
HB7041 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires the bureau to submit a report on child and human trafficking crimes and trends in this state, based upon data available to the bureau, as well as current programs and activities of the bureau's human trafficking unit, to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the speaker of the senate by December 1, 2023, and by each December 1 thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6. | SB7088: Effective date(s) 09/08/2023 HB7041: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 3 | 12/27/2023 12/27/2023 |
SB7090 by Johnson
HB7007 by Lamberth | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of victims of violent crime who are minors are not public documents; allows a parent or legal guardian of a minor victim of a violent crime to consent to the release of the report of the county medical examiner or autopsy report of the minor victim if the parent or legal guardian is not a suspect in the circumstances of the minor's death. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | SB7090: Lay on the Table HB7007: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration | 8/23/2023 8/28/2023 |
SB7106 by Akbari
HB7078 by Hardaway | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a sentencing court to order a defendant convicted of stalking, aggravated stalking, or especially aggravated stalking to carry or wear a global positioning monitoring system device and, unless the defendant is indigent, pay the costs associated with operating that system in relation to the defendant for a period of at least one year. - Amends TCA Title 39. | SB7106: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee HB7078: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 8/23/2023 8/22/2023 |
| SJR0035 by Walley | Criminal Offenses - Rejects and expresses disapproval of the American Law Institute's 2022 changes to Article 213 of the Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses. - | Signed by Governor. | 4/21/2023 |
