# Tennessee SB 2222: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38 and Title 50, relative to liability for actions of demonstrators. Tennessee SB 2222, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38 and Title 50, relative to liability for actions of demonstrators., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 04/13/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2222-2025-2026 - 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 2222 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38 and Title 50, relative to liability for actions of demonstrators. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 04/13/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Damages - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (174 yes, 48 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - People paying demonstrators face new damage claims: mixed, medium. People who compensate demonstrators can owe damages for harm caused by listed offenses during the paid demonstration. Compensation includes salary, fees, payments, reimbursements, or other valuable benefits tied to participation. A demonstration is a public gathering protesting or expressing views… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-26 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 | pass | 71 | 20 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 | pass | 69 | 21 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-04-24: Effective date(s) 04/13/2026 - 2026-04-24: Pub. Ch. 722 - 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 20, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-26: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0716) (House) - 2026-03-26: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-16: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0564) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0722.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2109.pdf) - HA0716: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0716.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2222.pdf) - SA0564: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0564.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (failed) - SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed) - SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances. (signed) - SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (signed) - SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 6… (failed) - SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0722.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2109.pdf) - [HA0716 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0716.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2222.pdf) - [SA0564 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0564.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2228-2025-2026) - [SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2229-2025-2026) - [SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2221-2025-2026) - [SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2213-2025-2026) - [SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2224-2025-2026) - [SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2177-2025-2026) - [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-SB2222-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).