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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, 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 a racketeering activity. - Amends TCA Title 39."
+description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, 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 a racketeering activity. - Amends TCA Title 39."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "SB 657"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 657 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-01-31"
+last_action: "2025-05-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fece3341-78d4-4432-921c-0ba63db053c2"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0657&ga=114"
+source_hash: "0692c733ffeeeba24da5929c7d6cfcb61a55025354aa920e779b370bdc47a612"
+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 657 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, 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 a racketeering activity. - Amends TCA Title 39.
+
+## 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/SB0657.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **83–2** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/8/2025 Passed — **6–2** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2025 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hensley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
+- **2025-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
+- **2025-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
+- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
+- **2025-04-01** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
+- **2025-04-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
+- **2025-04-02** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025
+- **2025-04-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
+- **2025-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
+- **2025-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2025-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 2, PNV 4 `passage`
+- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2025-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2025-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
+- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 374
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fece3341-78d4-4432-921c-0ba63db053c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+