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2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature

HB0207: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, relative to organized retail crime.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, expands the offense of organized retail crime to include certain acts, including knowingly using an online marketplace or social media platform to coordinate a meeting with one or more persons to sell, barter, or trade stolen merchandise for monetary or other gain; increases the punishment for the offense under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., 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
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0043)
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1
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
3/17/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/17/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0092)
Senate
3/17/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 1, PNV 1
Senate
3/19/2025
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. 89
4/4/2025
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Amendments

HA0043

Amendment 1-0 to HB0207

3/5/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
3/17/2025
30
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/10/2025
92
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/5/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2/26/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Republican: 14
Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jason Zachary
Jason Zachary
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text • 4/4/2025 • 94.0 KB
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Draft
Bill Text • 1/21/2025 • 11.9 KB
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Draft
Bill Text • 1/16/2025 • 11.9 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 2/24/2025 • 167.1 KB
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Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note • 2/18/2025 • 183.3 KB
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External Links

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