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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense of negligently, by act or omission, engaging in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35."
+description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense of negligently, by act or omission, engaging in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "SB 1591"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 1591 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Littleton"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 43
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2021-02-10"
+last_action: "2021-06-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5eb4d4f-20d8-405e-815f-53238acad799"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1591&GA=112"
+source_hash: "da0c29739e40a77de26b9165054ca48731ee1547fff888a3782ec7494b0169d2"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 1591 (112) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense of negligently, by act or omission, engaging in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1591.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/26/2021 Passed (1) — **26–2** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/3/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/13/2021 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/31/2021 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2021 Passed (2) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/4/2021 5/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bailey — primary (person)
+- Littleton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2021-02-22** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
+- **2021-03-22** Sponsor change.
+- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
+- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/7/2021
+- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
+- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
+- **2021-04-07** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 4/14/2021
+- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2021-04-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-04-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/28/2021
+- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021
+- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-04-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 2 `passage`
+- **2021-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2021-04-27** Placed behind the budget
+- **2021-04-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
+- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/4/2021
+- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
+- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
+- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-04** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2021-05-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2021-05-04** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2021-05-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2021-05-13** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2021-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
+- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 511
+- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 511
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5eb4d4f-20d8-405e-815f-53238acad799`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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