Tennessee SB1900 amends the state code to increase penalties for assaults against law enforcement officers, first responders, and nurses.

Tennessee SB1900 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, to elevate the severity of penalties for assaults against law enforcement officers, first responders, and nurses. Specifically, it reclassifies such assaults from misdemeanors to Class E felonies, imposing a mandatory fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of sixty (60) days incarceration. The defendant cannot be released from confinement until the full sixty-day sentence is served. This act takes effect on July 1, 2026.

Tennessee SB1900 amends the state code to increase penalties for assaults against law enforcement officers, first responders, and nurses.

Tennessee SB1900 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, to elevate the severity of penalties for assaults against law enforcement officers, first responders, and nurses. Specifically, it reclassifies such assaults from misdemeanors to Class E felonies, imposing a mandatory fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of sixty (60) days incarceration. The defendant cannot be released from confinement until the full sixty-day sentence is served. This act takes effect on July 1, 2026.