---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds nurses to the assault against a first responder who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties statute. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds nurses to the assault against a first responder who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties statute. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 19"
citation: "Tennessee SB 19 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chism", "Gilmore"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-17"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7b935b4-ac97-4ffe-9be0-66c278f6ed85"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0019&GA=112"
source_hash: "7483a277481905f0372eff1488671dfb85008a20a582362ad6188b246428ca7a"
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 19 (112) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds nurses to the assault against a first responder who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties statute. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.

## 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/SB0019.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021 4/28/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/27/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/21/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/1/2021 Passed — **29–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/23/2021 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chism — primary (person)
- Gilmore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-17** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-02-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/1/2021
- **2021-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Reset on Final cal. of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 458
- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 458

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7b935b4-ac97-4ffe-9be0-66c278f6ed85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).