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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days incarceration to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum of 60 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
+description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days incarceration to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum of 60 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "SB 1900"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 1900 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2026-01-21"
+last_action: "2026-05-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f3531e5-0177-493b-8f48-9e812766fe24"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1900&ga=114"
+source_hash: "39cdf4ac0a06b2b4c07a9ac06ee642c590b510e75250a94801f41352921602f2"
+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 1900 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days incarceration to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum of 60 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1900.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Failed — **39–46** (fail) · lower
+- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/7/2026 Passed — **9–1** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **74–15** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed — **73–15** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2026 Passed — **27–3** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/17/2026 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bailey — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-02-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
+- **2026-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-02-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
+- **2026-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-04-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
+- **2026-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-04-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
+- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
+- **2026-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2026-04-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 3 `passage`
+- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2026-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 15, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
+- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1104
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f3531e5-0177-493b-8f48-9e812766fe24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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