2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0721: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to assault upon school employees.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, makes assault against school employees a Class E felony offense under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
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Bill History
2/3/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
4/1/2025
7
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Vincent Dixie
Democrat