# Tennessee HB 2279: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to foreign actors. Tennessee HB 2279, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to foreign actors., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2279-2025-2026 - 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 2279 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to foreign actors. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Criminal Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (128 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Foreign law cannot override constitutional rights: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee cannot enforce certain decisions or contracts that rely partly or fully on foreign law. They are void when they deny a party a liberty, right, or privilege guaranteed by the Tennessee or U.S. Constitution. This covers decisions by state courts, arbitration panels,… - Felonies for illegal enforcement of foreign laws: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law makes specified illegal enforcement of foreign laws a felony. It covers preventing, detecting, investigating, monitoring, surveilling, or prosecuting offenses under a foreign adversary's or terrorist organization's rules. The conduct must be knowing or intentional, v… - Stronger penalties and reporting for foreign intimidation: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualifying foreign-directed crimes carry punishment one class higher. Offenders must knowingly act at the direction of, for, or under the influence of a foreign adversary, terrorist organization, or proxy. They must intend to force someone to serve that entity, leave the Uni… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/6/2026 | pass | 27 | 2 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 | pass | 77 | 12 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-27: Pub. Ch. 777 - 2026-04-21: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-07: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-06: Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 2 (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0713) (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-26: Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 12, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-03-26: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0652) (House) - 2026-03-19: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec for pass if am 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 - HA0652 (Substitute), 2026-03-26: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0652.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0777.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2279.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2279.pdf) - SA0713: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0713.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 - [HA0652 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0652.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0777.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2279.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2279.pdf) - [SA0713 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0713.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-HB2279-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).