# Tennessee HB 0055: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40; Title 54 and Title 55, relative to criminal offenses.

Tennessee HB 0055, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40; Title 54 and Title 55, relative to criminal offenses., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 409) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0055
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40; Title 54 and Title 55, relative to criminal offenses.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-02
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 409
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (81 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: White

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 409
- 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-04-02: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-01-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-01-16: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-01-15: P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees (House)
- 2025-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-01-02: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0409.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0055.pdf)
- HA0279: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0279.pdf)
- HA0521: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0521.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0055.pdf)
- SA0344: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0344.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0409.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0055.pdf)
- [HA0279 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0279.pdf)
- [HA0521 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0521.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0055.pdf)
- [SA0344 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0344.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0055-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
