# Tennessee HB 2079: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses against property.

Tennessee HB 2079, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses against 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. 1109) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2079
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses against property.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1109
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (63 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: Rush Bricken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1109
- 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (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)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-23: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1109.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1992.pdf)
- HA0991: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0991.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2079.pdf)
- SA0828: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0828.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1109.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1992.pdf)
- [HA0991 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0991.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2079.pdf)
- [SA0828 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0828.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2079-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
