TN HB 1731
enactedCriminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that, in regard to the criminal offense of desecration of a venerated object, "desecrate" includes, but is not limited to, the removal of objects from a place of burial by a person other than a family member of the deceased or an authorized representative of the cemetery. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 46.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-30 — Pub. Ch. 626
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wrightprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-20
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-21
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-01-22
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-01-22
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026
2026-02-05
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-11
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026
2026-02-11
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Next Available Calendar
2026-02-25
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026
2026-03-04
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
2026-03-04
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-05
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026
2026-03-09
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
passage
2026-03-09
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0561)
2026-03-09
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
substitution
2026-03-09
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2026-03-09
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
receipt
2026-03-09
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-09
Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 3
passage
2026-03-09
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0598)
amendment-passage
2026-03-10
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
enrolled
2026-03-16
Signed by H. Speaker
passage
2026-03-17
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
executive-receipt
2026-03-17
Signed by Senate Speaker
passage
2026-03-26
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2026-03-30
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
2026-03-30
Pub. Ch. 626
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Votes
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/11/2026 Passed (4)
2026-02-11 · pass · 7-0
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (3)
2026-03-04 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (2)
- Johnson: not voting
- Salinas: not voting
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1)
2026-03-09 · pass · 90-0
Member-level votes (3)
- Johnson: not voting
- Jones J: not voting
- Salinas: not voting
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026 (2)
2026-03-09 · fail · 0-0
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/9/2026 Passed (1)
2026-03-09 · pass · 32-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1841
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