# Tennessee SB 0846: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice.

Tennessee SB 0846, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 937) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0846
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 937
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Courts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (17 yes, 2 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: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stevens

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 937
- 2026-04-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Sponsor change. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Sponsor change. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0937.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0846.pdf)
- HA1060: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1060.pdf)
- HA1239: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1239.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0846.pdf)
- SA0931: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0931.pdf)
- SA0986: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0986.pdf)
- SA1067: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1067.pdf)
- SA1087: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1087.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0937.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0846.pdf)
- [HA1060 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1060.pdf)
- [HA1239 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1239.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0846.pdf)
- [SA0931 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0931.pdf)
- [SA0986 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0986.pdf)
- [SA1067 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1067.pdf)
- [SA1087 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1087.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0846-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).