# Tennessee HB 1542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to theft. Tennessee HB 1542, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to theft., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1542-2025-2026 - 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 1542 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to theft. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 30 - Subjects: Criminal Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 0 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: Charlie Baum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tandy Darby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Vincent Dixie (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Gillespie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Caleb Hemmer (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-04: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Next Available Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-01-15: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-13: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1542.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1542.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) - HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed) - 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) ## Sources - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1542.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1542.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB1542-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).