# Tennessee SB 1737: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.

Tennessee SB 1737, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 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. 951) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1737
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 951
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (15 yes, 5 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: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0951.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1668.pdf)
- HA0600: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0600.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1737.pdf)
- SA1084: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1084.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0951.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1668.pdf)
- [HA0600 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0600.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1737.pdf)
- [SA1084 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1084.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026)
- [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026)
- [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026)
- [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026)
- [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1737-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).