---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes a Class E felony for a person who commits assault against a participant in judicial proceedings while on the premises of a building in which judicial proceedings occur; makes revisions to law regarding wiretapping and electronic surveillance. - Amends TCA Title 39."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes a Class E felony for a person who commits assault against a participant in judicial proceedings while on the premises of a building in which judicial proceedings occur; makes revisions to law regarding wiretapping and electronic surveillance. - Amends TCA Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2221"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2221 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62095051-83d1-4a25-9e07-aefa285c80ba"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2221&GA=113"
source_hash: "aa9a982df18f89e22c75c2025e179686a9f3092b48319d7eb51208da8b3ffd3a"
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 2221 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes a Class E felony for a person who commits assault against a participant in judicial proceedings while on the premises of a building in which judicial proceedings occur; makes revisions to law regarding wiretapping and electronic surveillance. - Amends TCA Title 39.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0522** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0522.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1074** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1074.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0845** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0845.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2221.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/23/2024 Passed (1) — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2024 Passed (2) — **22–8** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **79–15** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0 3/26/2024 Passed (3) — **5–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 22, Nays 8 `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0845)
- **2024-04-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-22** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2024
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 15, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1074) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0522) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-23** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 2, PNV 1 (Amendment 2 - HA1074) `passage`
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-06** Effective date(s) 05/28/2024, 07/01/2024
- **2024-06-06** Pub. Ch. 1045

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62095051-83d1-4a25-9e07-aefa285c80ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).