SB1296

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3, relative to criminal offenses.

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Tennessee SB1296 amends criminal offenses related to threats of mass violence and doxxing.

Tennessee SB1296 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3, relative to criminal offenses. It introduces new provisions defining "mass violence" and "means of communication." The bill makes it a Class B misdemeanor to recklessly threaten an act of mass violence, escalating to a Class A misdemeanor if it results in harm to the targeted individual or their family.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

9 Yea

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1 Nay

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Calendar

Apr 15, 2025

12:00 AM

Senate Finance, Ways And Means Hearing

Mar 31, 2025

12:00 PM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

History

May 27, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 522

Apr 23, 2025

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added.

Apr 22, 2025

Senate

Companion House Bill substituted