---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class B misdemeanor for knowingly activating and pointing a laser pointer or other device utilizing a laser beam at a person driving an automobile, boat, aircraft, or any other motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class B misdemeanor for knowingly activating and pointing a laser pointer or other device utilizing a laser beam at a person driving an automobile, boat, aircraft, or any other motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 191"
citation: "Tennessee HB 191 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e141183d-c8a9-4d81-b4d6-b0baec7c2b7a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0191&ga=114"
source_hash: "554ff3b9523de008f2d47be37246326458e4874e3aa08b12837fe9879c1be982"
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 191 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class B misdemeanor for knowingly activating and pointing a laser pointer or other device utilizing a laser beam at a person driving an automobile, boat, aircraft, or any other motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0011** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0011.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0057** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0057.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0191.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025 2/20/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (3) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/12/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2025 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/10/2025 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-03** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
- **2025-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025
- **2025-02-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0011) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-02-27** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0057)
- **2025-03-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 88

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e141183d-c8a9-4d81-b4d6-b0baec7c2b7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).