2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0120: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, creates the offense of intentionally impeding or obstructing a member of the division of protective services from ingress to, egress from, or movement about a location where the member is responsible for a person protected by the division of protective services; creates the offense of intentionally refusing to vacate an area where access has been restricted by a member of the division of protective services for the purpose of maintaining the safety or security of the person being protected. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 39.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/13/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 6
Senate
3/14/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
3/20/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Signed by Governor.
4/4/2025
Pub. Ch. 84
4/4/2025
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
3/13/2025
25
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/10/2025
73
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/4/2025
24
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2/26/2025
9
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2/19/2025
16
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2/12/2025
6
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/4/202573.8 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/202511.1 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/13/202511.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/7/2025157.9 KB