---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes bullying and cyber-bullying offenses subject to the same penalties as harassment; requires an officer to make a report of bullying and notify a parent or guardian when victim is a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 49."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes bullying and cyber-bullying offenses subject to the same penalties as harassment; requires an officer to make a report of bullying and notify a parent or guardian when victim is a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2590"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2590 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/701e7dba-4225-40b6-b9bc-3e3d11a8eb45"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2590&GA=113"
source_hash: "85512244b938bfac3d5ef67a3dd944b93ef4e0b2cea99e67cc9575d34904d318"
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 2590 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes bullying and cyber-bullying offenses subject to the same penalties as harassment; requires an officer to make a report of bullying and notify a parent or guardian when victim is a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0681** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0681.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0849** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0849.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2590.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/5/2024 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024 3/14/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/8/2024 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Russell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-18** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0681) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0849)
- **2024-04-08** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 797

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/701e7dba-4225-40b6-b9bc-3e3d11a8eb45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).