---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, classifies knowingly damaging farm equipment by means of fire or explosion as arson, a Class C felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 3."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, classifies knowingly damaging farm equipment by means of fire or explosion as arson, a Class C felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2884"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2884 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Sherrell"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de4ee6c3-cec3-476a-98c2-fdc17169ab05"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2884&GA=111"
source_hash: "bbfb6a7226cd7bd4198916e7c25262ed1146921e328df1354805f5105c14c5ca"
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 2884 (111) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, classifies knowingly damaging farm equipment by means of fire or explosion as arson, a Class C felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 3.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0712** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0712.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0919** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0919.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0509** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0509.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2884.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 1 by Bell 3/5/2020 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/9/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 6/2/2020 5/26/2020 Failed — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/5/2020 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/17/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/25/2020 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020 6/11/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/16/2020 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/10/2020 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Sherrell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-10** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0509)
- **2020-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-10** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 5/26/2020
- **2020-05-26** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 6/2/2020
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-02** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 6/9/2020
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0919) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0712) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-16** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-16** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-17** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0919) `passage`
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 810
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 10/01/2020
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 810

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de4ee6c3-cec3-476a-98c2-fdc17169ab05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).