# Tennessee HB 1268: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice. Tennessee HB 1268, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Effective date(s) 05/07/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1268-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1268 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Courts - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (195 yes, 74 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee adds two violent-crime courts: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2026, Tennessee adds two violent criminal courts in its 30th judicial district. The Governor appoints the first judges. They serve until September 1, 2028, or until their successors are elected and qualified. District voters elect each court’s judge at the August 2028 general… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY SALINAS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | fail | 25 | 67 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 22 | 4 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | pass | 89 | 0 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 2 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 | | ## Actions (50) - 2026-05-15: Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - 2026-05-15: Pub. Ch. 937 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 22, Nays 4, PNV 2 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0931) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - SA1087) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA1067) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0986) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 4 (House) - 2026-04-22: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1060) (House) - 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-20: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026 (House) - 2026-04-20: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2026 (House) - 2026-04-20: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-16: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-04-07: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-07: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2025-04-01: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-19: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA1060, 2026-04-22: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1060.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0937.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0846.pdf) - HA1239: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1239.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1268.pdf) - SA0931: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0931.pdf) - SA0986: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0986.pdf) - SA1067: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1067.pdf) - SA1087: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1087.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [HA1060 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1060.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0937.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0846.pdf) - [HA1239 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1239.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1268.pdf) - [SA0931 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0931.pdf) - [SA0986 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0986.pdf) - [SA1067 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1067.pdf) - [SA1087 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1087.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1268-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).