---
type: "Bill"
title: "Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, requires prosecution for vehicular homicide committed on or after July 1, 2026, to commence within 10 years from the date the offense occurs. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, requires prosecution for vehicular homicide committed on or after July 1, 2026, to commence within 10 years from the date the offense occurs. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1840"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1840 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Statutes of Limitations and Repose"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f2c34b1-94fd-4991-8366-4c77b5a70151"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1840&ga=114"
source_hash: "3a7d184b6747f34eb8d76474bd709f7c9d094b6af3529269b003764b4fe27f21"
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 1840 (114) — Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, requires prosecution for vehicular homicide committed on or after July 1, 2026, to commence within 10 years from the date the offense occurs. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0984** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0984.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0641** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0641.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1840.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/10/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2026 Passed (1) — **58–30** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0641)
- **2026-03-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 58, Nays 30, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0984) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-29** Pub. Ch. 793

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f2c34b1-94fd-4991-8366-4c77b5a70151`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).