2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB1296: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3, relative to criminal offenses.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, creates the criminal offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence; creates the criminal offense of posting on a publicly accessible website the telephone number or home address of an individual with the intent to cause harm or a threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's family or household. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
3/26/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
Senate
3/31/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/31/2025
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
Senate
3/31/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
Senate
4/1/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
Senate
4/8/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
Senate
4/15/2025
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate
4/17/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
Senate
4/21/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2025
Senate
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
Senate
4/22/2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Senate
4/23/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate

Amendments

SA0351

Amendment 1-0 to SB1296

4/3/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
4/15/2025
9
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
4/1/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202514.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/202514.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/2025159.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/15/2025159.9 KB