---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days incarceration to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum of 60 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days incarceration to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum of 60 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1900"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1900 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f3531e5-0177-493b-8f48-9e812766fe24"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1900&ga=114"
source_hash: "39cdf4ac0a06b2b4c07a9ac06ee642c590b510e75250a94801f41352921602f2"
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 1900 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days incarceration to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum of 60 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1900.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Failed — **39–46** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/7/2026 Passed — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **74–15** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed — **73–15** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2026 Passed — **27–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/17/2026 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — 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`
- **2026-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2026-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
- **2026-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 15, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1104

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f3531e5-0177-493b-8f48-9e812766fe24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).