---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, raises the penalty for the offense of drag racing from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 5."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, raises the penalty for the offense of drag racing from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2814"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2814 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gillespie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7caedef-9ce4-418f-b04d-b852565270cf"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2814&GA=113"
source_hash: "d2c8e5f7914fe66916db68e66d02b4398ea5b4344d5f6160acae25f3894c24eb"
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 2814 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, raises the penalty for the offense of drag racing from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2814.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/12/2024 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · 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
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 4/17/2024 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/19/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **86–11** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO DEFER PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Failed — **20–77** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/12/2024 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (2) — **75–21** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/19/2024 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gillespie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-06** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-20** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Placed behind the budget
- **2024-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
- **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** 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** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 11, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **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`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-29** Pub. Ch. 1000

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7caedef-9ce4-418f-b04d-b852565270cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).