Criminal Offenses
Tennessee 114th General Assembly
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-635]
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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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Permits Rhode Island residents, 21 years of age or older, to carry a concealed handgun, without a permit. [SB-142]
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Permits Rhode Island residents, 21 years of age or older, to carry a concealed handgun, without a permit.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted. [SB-136]
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES - Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28; Title 29; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 2, relative to invasion of privacy. [HB-602]
As introduced, enacts the "Voyeurism Victims Act," which expands the offense of unlawful photography to include an unauthorized photograph that the defendant knew would include the unclothed intimate area of the victim or the victim engaged in sexual activity; authorizes the issuance of an order of protection for a person who has been subjected to, threatened with, or placed in fear of unlawful photography. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 29; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 2.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms. [HB-599]
As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor for knowingly giving, selling, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the person receiving the firearm is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm under state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to unlawful exposure. [SB-586]
As introduced, clarifies that a person commits the offense of unlawful exposure by distributing a private, intimate image of another identifiable person with intent to cause emotional distress, regardless of whether the person who distributes the image was a party to the original agreement or understanding that the image would remain private. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to threats of violence. [SB-591]
As introduced, creates the Class E felony of recklessly, by any means of communication, threatening to commit an act of mass violence on the property of a child care agency, preschool, or religious institution; creates the Class B misdemeanor of failing to report a threat to commit an act of mass violence on the property of a child care agency, preschool, or religious institution. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses. [HB-588]
As introduced, creates a Class E felony for altering or defacing a permanent distinguishing number on a firearm and selling, purchasing, or possessing such a firearm with a mandatory minimum sentence of 180 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to racketeering activity. [HB-587]
As introduced, adds organized retail crime and possession or employment of a firearm during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous felony to the definition of racketeering activity; clarifies that carjacking is racketeering activity. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 4, relative to misconduct involving public servants. [HB-585]
As introduced, requires the punishment for the offense of misuse of official information to include at least 30 hours of community service work to be determined by the court, in addition to any other punishment authorized by law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 4.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to criminal offenses. [HB-578]
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, Chapter 17, relative to criminal offenses. [HB-573]
As introduced, decreases from 150 grams to 50 grams or more the amount of any substance containing fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or any fentanyl derivative or analogue that is punished as a Class A felony for the knowing manufacture, delivery, or sale of the substance, or possession with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell the substance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to public safety. [HB-579]
As introduced, adds the offense of robbery to the definition of crime of violence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1, relative to assault against certain persons. [HB-553]
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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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to burglary. [HB-555]
As introduced, increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony the offense of burglary of a conveyance. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses. [SB-482]
As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful photography to include a photograph that the defendant knew would include the victim engaged in sexual activity; increases the penalty for the offense of unlawful photography from a Class A misdemeanor or a Class E felony to a Class D felony in certain circumstances; authorizes the issuance of an order of protection for a person who has been subjected to, threatened with, or placed in fear of unlawful photography. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to racketeering activity. [HB-540]
As introduced, expands the definition of "racketeering activity" to include committing, conspiring to commit, aiding, attempting to aid, soliciting, coercing, facilitating, or intimidating another person to commit the criminal offense of animal fighting. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to public safety. [SB-456]
As introduced, adds the offense of robbery to the definition of crime of violence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, relative to vehicular offenses. [SB-457]
As introduced, decreases from 0.20 percent to 0.15 percent the minimum weight of alcohol concentration in a defendant's blood or breath as an element of the offense of aggravated vehicular assault and in a defendant's blood as an element of the offense of aggravated vehicular homicide. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the Protect Tennessee Minors Act. [SB-448]
As introduced, removes a definition of "content harmful to minors" from the Protect Tennessee Minors Act. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.