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TN SB 1296

died on adjournment

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the criminal offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence; creates the criminal offense of posting on a publicly accessible website the telephone number or home address of an individual with the intent to cause harm or a threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's family or household. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

Quick answers

Did TN SB 1296 pass?

No. TN SB 1296 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 (2025-05-27): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 522

What is TN SB 1296 about?

TN SB 1296 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the criminal offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence; creates the criminal offense of posting on a publicly accessible website the telephone number or home address of an individual with the intent to cause harm or a threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's family or household. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 1296?

Johnson is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1296.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 522
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Johnsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-26

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  5. 2025-03-31

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  6. 2025-03-31

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  7. 2025-03-31

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-04-01

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

  9. 2025-04-08

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  10. 2025-04-15

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  11. 2025-04-17

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  12. 2025-04-21

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025

  13. 2025-04-21

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2025-04-21

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2025

  15. 2025-04-22

    Companion House Bill substituted

    substitution

  16. 2025-04-23

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2025-05-27

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 522

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/1/2025 Passed

    2025-04-01 · pass · 6-2

  • SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/15/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-15 · pass · 9-1

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