---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes to present law concerning criminal justice. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes to present law concerning criminal justice. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1233"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1233 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e43b46d5-e7f2-4f40-8b75-a448aa8edc50"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1233&ga=114"
source_hash: "d61cb4541a40369fe1870f144a7b725b0717cafaab557a1015e33d3f93b34349"
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 1233 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes to present law concerning criminal justice. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0338** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0338.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0339** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0339.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0346** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0346.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0347** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0347.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0446** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0446.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1233.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **85–10** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/2/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/21/2025 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
- **2025-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
- **2025-04-01** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
- **2025-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-14** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 10, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0339) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0338) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0347)
- **2025-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0346)
- **2025-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0446)
- **2025-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 462

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e43b46d5-e7f2-4f40-8b75-a448aa8edc50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).