2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB1314: 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
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Meeting Canceled
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/25
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0192)
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 83, Nays 11, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/22/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0351)
Senate
4/22/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 3
Senate
4/28/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
5/9/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Signed by Governor.
5/27/2025
Pub. Ch. 522
5/27/2025
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
Amendments
HA0192
Amendment 1-0 to HB1314
3/26/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/22/2025
29
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/14/2025
83
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/8/2025
28
Yea
0
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
4/2/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/26/2025
15
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/12/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 12
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
William Lamberth
Republican