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TN HB 1273

died on adjournment

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies, for purposes of criminal offenses relative to threats of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity or failing to report such threats, that a threat of mass violence is credible if the threat causes another to reasonably expect the commission of an act of mass violence. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1273 pass?

No. TN HB 1273 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 780

What is TN HB 1273 about?

TN HB 1273 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies, for purposes of criminal offenses relative to threats of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity or failing to report such threats, that a threat of mass violence is credible if the threat causes another to reasonably expect the commission of an act of mass violence. - Amends TCA Title 39.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1273?

Doggett is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1273.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2026-04-28 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 780
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Doggettprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-12

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-02

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  6. 2026-03-02

    Sponsor change.

    sponsorship

  7. 2026-03-02

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  9. 2026-03-18

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  10. 2026-03-18

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  11. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  12. 2026-03-25

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-31

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  15. 2026-04-01

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2026-04-01

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-02

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  18. 2026-04-06

    Comp. SB subst.

  19. 2026-04-06

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2026-04-28

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 780

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-25 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Lamberth: not voting
    • Salinas: not voting
  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Johnson: not voting
    • Salinas: not voting
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 (1)

    2026-04-06 · fail · 0-0

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