# Tennessee HB 1871: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-210 and Title 40, relative to second degree murder. Tennessee HB 1871, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-210 and Title 40, relative to second degree murder., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1871-2025-2026 - 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 1871 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-210 and Title 40, relative to second degree murder. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Criminal Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (142 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher sentences for certain second-degree murders: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, people convicted under subsection (a)(1) of Tennessee’s second-degree murder law are sentenced as Range II offenders. Judges may give a Range III sentence when appropriate. No sentence may be below Range II. This rule overrides the usual sentencing rules in Title 40, Chapter… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-24: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-24: Pub. Ch. 752 - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-03-30: Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-05: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (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/pc0752.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1930.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1871.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. 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(failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0752.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1930.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1871.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-HB1871-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).