# Tennessee HB 2263: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2, relative to cruelty to animals. Tennessee HB 2263, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2, relative to cruelty to animals., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-18 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 974) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2263-2025-2026 - 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 2263 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2, relative to cruelty to animals. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 974 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Animal Cruelty and Abuse - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (162 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: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-05-18: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 974 - 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-20: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Consent 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 adopt 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) - 2026-04-01: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-23: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-23: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: 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) - 2026-02-05: 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 - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0974.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2133.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2263.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed) - 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 - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0974.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2133.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2263.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB2263-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).