---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the \"Back the Blue Act,\" which increases the penalty for assault against a law enforcement officer from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence and $5,000 fine to a Class E felony with a mandatory minimum 60-day sentence and $10,000 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the \"Back the Blue Act,\" which increases the penalty for assault against a law enforcement officer from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence and $5,000 fine to a Class E felony with a mandatory minimum 60-day sentence and $10,000 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1881"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1881 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Capley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b9c4da2-9106-411e-889e-a860565cbe02"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1881&GA=113"
source_hash: "8627eb94bc91c91e7d33006204f6d96b434aebbf7f7832c5116eb6a992e2e26a"
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 HB 1881 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Back the Blue Act," which increases the penalty for assault against a law enforcement officer from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence and $5,000 fine to a Class E felony with a mandatory minimum 60-day sentence and $10,000 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1101** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1101.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA1041** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1041.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1881.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/10/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/3/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 1 BY CAPLEY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed — **78–16** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 4/17/2024 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2024 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **86–13** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (2) — **75–21** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 1 BY CAPLEY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed — **77–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Capley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-25** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024
- **2024-03-27** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-03** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1101) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-23** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1041)
- **2024-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-28** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-28** Pub. Ch. 976

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b9c4da2-9106-411e-889e-a860565cbe02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).