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TennesseeSB 1399114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 16, relative to interference with government operations.

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Signed by Governor

Criminal Offenses

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protection for court participants and families

Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee law makes it a crime to harm or threaten covered court participants or their families. The act must aim to block, intimidate, interfere with, or retaliate against someone because of their role in the judicial process. Covered people include witnesses and current or former judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, clerks, jurors, and public defenders. Covered prosecutors and public defenders include both district officeholders and their assistants. Employees of judges, district attorneys, clerks, and district public defenders are also covered. Covered relatives are spouses, parents, grandparents, stepparents, children, grandchildren, stepchildren, siblings, half-siblings, and a spouse’s parents.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 129 • No: 0

House vote • 4/21/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025

Yes: 92 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025

Yes: 30 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/24/2025

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    5/15/2025

  2. Pub. Ch. 468

    5/15/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/9/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    5/1/2025Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/30/2025House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/29/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/28/2025Senate

  8. Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0

    4/21/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0373)

    4/21/2025House

  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/21/2025House

  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    4/16/2025House

  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    4/15/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0

    4/15/2025Senate

  14. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0206)

    4/15/2025Senate

  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

    4/14/2025Senate

  16. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025

    4/14/2025Senate

  17. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

    4/11/2025Senate

  18. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2025

    4/9/2025Senate

  19. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025

    4/7/2025Senate

  20. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/9/2025

    4/7/2025Senate

  21. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

    4/4/2025Senate

  22. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1

    3/24/2025Senate

  23. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

    3/19/2025Senate

  24. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    2/12/2025Senate

  25. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

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