---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the offense of organized retail crime. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 39."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the offense of organized retail crime. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2265"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2265 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/094bcbe2-1814-44a9-9ce3-704fe595b086"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2265&ga=114"
source_hash: "51868a3a1b6709df6e6ebb42590721527fdad817bd542b26cd9da693f3543ceb"
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 2265 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the offense of organized retail crime. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 39.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0768** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0768.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0942** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0942.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2265.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/9/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **73–17** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/31/2026 Passed — **9–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2026-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0942)
- **2026-04-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 17, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0768) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **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. 1124

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/094bcbe2-1814-44a9-9ce3-704fe595b086`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).