2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB1399: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 16, relative to interference with government operations.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, creates an offense for a person who harms or threatens to harm an individual involved in the judicial process or a family member of such person with the intent to impede, intimidate, interfere with, or retaliate against the justice system participant in connection with their participation in the judicial process, punishable as a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16.

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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
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025
Senate
3/24/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
Senate
4/4/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/9/2025
Senate
4/7/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025
Senate
4/9/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2025
Senate
4/11/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
Senate
4/15/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0206)
Senate
4/15/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
Senate
4/15/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/16/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0373)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives

Amendments

SA0206

Amendment 1-0 to SB1399

3/26/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
92
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/15/2025
30
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
3/24/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202510.3 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/202510.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/14/2025147.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/10/2025147.2 KB