# Tennessee SB 0916: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to racketeering activity.

Tennessee SB 0916, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to racketeering activity., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0916
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to racketeering activity.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (114 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Animal fighting can bring racketeering charges: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee expands enforcement authority by adding animal fighting to its list of racketeering offenses. Conduct must meet the existing state-law definition of animal fighting. People involved can face racketeering charges when the state's racketeering requirements are met.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 80 | 10 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/20/2025 | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 264
- 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 10, PNV 2 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-03-24: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 2 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senate Reset on calendar for 3/20/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/4/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0264.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0540.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0916.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0264.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0540.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0916.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0916-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).