# Tennessee HB 2253: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 39, relative to criminal justice.

Tennessee HB 2253, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 39, relative to criminal justice., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-21 (Sponsor(s) Added.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2253
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 39, relative to criminal justice.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-04-21, Sponsor(s) Added.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (59 yes, 3 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: John Gillespie (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Held on desk. (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. if am., 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 if am 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)
- 2026-03-18: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (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)
- 2026-02-25: 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)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2465.pdf)
- HA1187: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1187.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2253.pdf)
- SA1085: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1085.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed)
- HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed)
- HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed)
- HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed)
- HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed)

## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2465.pdf)
- [HA1187 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1187.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2253.pdf)
- [SA1085 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1085.pdf)

## Related
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- [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026)
- [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026)
- [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026)
- [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2253-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).