# Tennessee SB 1475: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 39, relative to cruelty to animals.

Tennessee SB 1475, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 39, relative to cruelty to animals., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-20 (Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1475
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 39, relative to cruelty to animals.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-04
- Last action: 2026-04-20, Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-20: 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 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-11-04: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1444.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1475.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1444.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1475.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026)
- [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026)
- [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1475-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).