# Tennessee HB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.

Tennessee HB 1668, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses., 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) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1668-2025-2026
- 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 1668
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (154 yes, 32 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New penalties for following cash-theft targets: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee adds legal protection for cash-theft targets and new penalties for people who follow them. The crime requires knowingly following someone from a commercial business, financial institution, or ATM with intent to steal their cash. The person must follow the same rout…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 25 | 6 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 71 | 21 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0600, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0600.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0951.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1668.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1668.pdf)
- SA1084: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1084.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed)
- HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed)
- HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [HA0600 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0600.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0951.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1668.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1668.pdf)
- [SA1084 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1084.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026)
- [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026)
- [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [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-HB1668-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).