---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of second degree murder by knowingly killing another to be sentenced as no lower than a Range II offender. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210 and Title 40."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of second degree murder by knowingly killing another to be sentenced as no lower than a Range II offender. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1871"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1871 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atchley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bade4fd5-358f-4e9b-9430-ee21cc23272a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1871&ga=114"
source_hash: "8e1f33a93e5b0edd4a72d1b5df9b8a137b09f8c7d81b93633f894ea8773556f8"
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 1871 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of second degree murder by knowingly killing another to be sentenced as no lower than a Range II offender. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210 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/HB1871.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (3) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (4) — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Atchley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
- **2026-03-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-24** Pub. Ch. 752

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bade4fd5-358f-4e9b-9430-ee21cc23272a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).