# Tennessee HB 1802: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the defense of property. Tennessee HB 1802, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the defense of property., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1100) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1802-2025-2026 - 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 1802 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the defense of property. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1100 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: Firearms and Ammunition - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (23 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: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Towns - Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 4 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1100 - 2026-04-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-23: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-04-22: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026 (House) - 2026-04-22: Reset on cal. for 4/23/2026 (House) - 2026-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-21: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-01: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (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) - 2026-02-18: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1100.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1847.pdf) - HA1054: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1054.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1802.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - 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. 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(failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1100.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1847.pdf) - [HA1054 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1054.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1802.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB1802-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).