Criminal Offenses
Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to assault upon school employees. [SB-1411]
As introduced, makes assault against school employees a Class E felony offense under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to interference with property. [SB-1128]
As introduced, enacts the "Shielding Tennesseans from Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities Act (STOP ELON Act)," which creates a new offense of interfering with an individual's or entity's receipt of a loan, grant, or financial assistance that the individual or entity is lawfully entitled to receive from the federal, state, or local government, with intent to deprive the individual of the loan, grant, or financial assistance, which is punished as theft; authorizes a victim of an offense to bring a civil action to recover
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses. [SB-1129]
As introduced, creates a Class E felony that is committed when a person exercises control over a motor vehicle knowing that the person does not have the permission of the owner of the motor vehicle; creates a Class A misdemeanor of possessing a firearm that the person knows or reasonably should know has been stolen. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55 and Title 70, relative to criminal justice. [SB-1133]
As introduced, changes the time within which a warden or chief administrative officer employed by a penal institution must report the commission of certain offenses that occurred within the penal institution to the district attorney general for the judicial district in which the penal institution is located and the district attorney general who prosecuted the offense for which the offender is incarcerated from within five business days to within three business days of becoming aware of the offense being committed. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10;
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses. [SB-1225]
As introduced, requires all persons who disseminate smoking paraphernalia to display the sign providing notice of the legal age for purchasing such products required by the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco, Smoking Hemp, and Vapor Products Act; removes authorization for a person to substitute a tobacco-related warning sign required by law prior to April 22, 1994. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53, relative to criminal justice. [SB-1233]
As introduced, specifies that the report of a warden or chief administrative officer employed by a penal institution of the commission of certain offenses that occurred within the penal institution to the district attorney general for the judicial district in which the penal institution is located and the district attorney general who prosecuted the offense for which the offender is incarcerated must be in writing. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 58, relative to terrorism. [HB-1172]
As introduced, requires the district attorneys general conference to compile a yearly report detailing convictions made pursuant to the Terrorism Prevention and Response Act of 2002 during the previous year; requires the report to be provided to the general assembly no later than January 15 each year. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 58.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 11; Title 39, Chapter 12; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40, Chapter 24; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39, relative to criminal offenses. [SB-1170]
As introduced, removes the killing of another committed in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate certain crimes from the elements of first degree murder; deletes the offense of criminal responsibility for conduct of another; deletes the offense of criminal responsibility for the facilitation of a felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11; Title 39, Chapter 12; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40, Chapter 24; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to criminal offenses. [HB-1059]
As introduced, increases from $50 to $500 the maximum fine for selling a vapor product to a person who has not attained 21 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses involving abuse. [HB-1089]
As introduced, requires the punishment for the offense of cruelty to animals to include at least 40 hours of community service work to be determined by the court, in addition to any other punishment authorized by law. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 62, relative to catalytic converters. [HB-1140]
As introduced, increases the penalty for the offense of possession of a used, detached catalytic converter by an unauthorized person from a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by fine to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 62.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to criminal offenses. [SB-1102]
As introduced, increases from $50 to $500 the maximum fine for selling a vapor product to a person who has not attained 21 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to criminal offenses. [SB-1082]
As introduced, adds certain criminal offenses to the list of dangerous felonies for purposes of the offense of possessing a firearm or antique firearm during commission or attempt to commit a dangerous felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses. [HB-1106]
As introduced, reduces from a Class C felony to a Class B misdemeanor the offense of criminal exposure of another to HIV; creates a Class C felony for the criminal exposure of another to HIV if a person transmitted HIV to another person. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1, relative to assault against certain persons. [SB-1022]
As introduced, expands "law enforcement officer" to include a correctional officer employed by a county jail, the department of correction, or a private prison contractor and a probation or parole officer employed by the department of correction or a private probation provider for purposes of the offense of assault against a law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. [HB-5300]
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION - Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses involving abuse. [SB-944]
As introduced, requires the punishment for the offense of cruelty to animals to include at least 40 hours of community service work to be determined by the court, in addition to any other punishment authorized by law. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony. [HB-5295]
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN - Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to offenses against first responders. [SB-979]
As introduced, creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for engaging in harassing behavior against a first responder engaged in official duties under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal liability. [SB-1035]
As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to report by October 1, 2025, to the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives the number of persons found guilty of the Class A misdemeanor of, as an employer, dismissing from employment an employee because of jury service by that employee, from January 1, 1990, until January 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 39.