---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of theft to include evading a component of an anti-shoplifting device, interfering with a fire alarm system, or using any artifice or article to commit or facilitate a theft, and makes other various changes; punishes a fifth or subsequent conviction in a two-year period one classification higher and imposes a fine of not less than $300 nor more than the maximum amount established for the appropriate offense classification. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-146."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of theft to include evading a component of an anti-shoplifting device, interfering with a fire alarm system, or using any artifice or article to commit or facilitate a theft, and makes other various changes; punishes a fifth or subsequent conviction in a two-year period one classification higher and imposes a fine of not less than $300 nor more than the maximum amount established for the appropriate offense classification. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-146."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 119"
citation: "Tennessee SB 119 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Zachary"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-17"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f76eb7a5-7f38-46b8-a25f-982b86643dcc"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0119&GA=110"
source_hash: "faf2cb277df4e838ebbae0a5c9b3b57442095bc9fbe34b7302ddc63651c13910"
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 119 (110) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of theft to include evading a component of an anti-shoplifting device, interfering with a fire alarm system, or using any artifice or article to commit or facilitate a theft, and makes other various changes; punishes a fifth or subsequent conviction in a two-year period one classification higher and imposes a fine of not less than $300 nor more than the maximum amount established for the appropriate offense classification. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-146.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0119.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Zachary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-17** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-17** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2017
- **2017-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-15** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2017
- **2017-03-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-30** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0168)
- **2017-03-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-03** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-06** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 88, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0056
- **2017-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 184
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 184
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f76eb7a5-7f38-46b8-a25f-982b86643dcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).