# Tennessee SB 1170: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 11; Title 39, Chapter 12; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40, Chapter 24; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39, relative to criminal offenses. Tennessee SB 1170, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 11; Title 39, Chapter 12; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40, Chapter 24; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39, relative to criminal offenses., 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. 939) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1170-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1170 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 11; Title 39, Chapter 12; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40, Chapter 24; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39, relative to criminal offenses. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 939 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Criminal Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (8 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: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Charlane Oliver (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-25 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 939 - 2026-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 (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: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/23/2026 (Senate) - 2025-07-22: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 8/14/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Deferred to Summer Study (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0939.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1170.pdf) - HA1058: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1058.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1170.pdf) - SA0909: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0909.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - 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) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0939.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1170.pdf) - [HA1058 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1058.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1170.pdf) - [SA0909 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0909.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) - [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-SB1170-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).