# Tennessee SB 2265: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 39, relative to criminal offenses involving theft. Tennessee SB 2265, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 39, relative to criminal offenses involving theft., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2265-2025-2026 - 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 2265 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 39, relative to criminal offenses involving theft. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Criminal Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (116 yes, 24 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tougher rules for Tennessee theft offenses: cost, low. For acts committed on or after July 1, 2026, Tennessee requires at least 30 days in custody for violations of its specified theft offense involving use or possession of firearms, ammunition, firearm-related devices, or anti-theft devices. The law also covers knowingly helping commit this offense by… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 73 | 17 | | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1124 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 17, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0768) (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-20: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0942) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026 (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/pc1124.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2140.pdf) - HA0768: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0768.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2265.pdf) - SA0942: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0942.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/pc1124.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2140.pdf) - [HA0768 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0768.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2265.pdf) - [SA0942 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0942.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-SB2265-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).