---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds using, altering, encrypting, ransoming, destroying, or otherwise rendering unavailable without authorization, electronic data, electronic devices, or network providers of critical infrastructure or of a farm to the offense of committing critical infrastructure vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds using, altering, encrypting, ransoming, destroying, or otherwise rendering unavailable without authorization, electronic data, electronic devices, or network providers of critical infrastructure or of a farm to the offense of committing critical infrastructure vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2265"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2265 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6137176-4220-4dd1-9dab-8bf8e9722b98"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2265&GA=113"
source_hash: "ffb2393e42ae2eced93ab9313f1a01613c09091e7cb7c92fc94b431a70d071d2"
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 HB 2265 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds using, altering, encrypting, ransoming, destroying, or otherwise rendering unavailable without authorization, electronic data, electronic devices, or network providers of critical infrastructure or of a farm to the offense of committing critical infrastructure vandalism. - 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://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2265.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/13/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boyd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 627

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6137176-4220-4dd1-9dab-8bf8e9722b98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).