---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over the grounds of a school. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over the grounds of a school. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2434"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2434 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3fb17fea-27bd-48bb-ba82-581205990004"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2434&ga=114"
source_hash: "f230f0a7821bf0878383ef89063ec2ca66ac15415b1bd7b2f3a6aaecf06247b8"
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 2434 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over the grounds of a school. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0978** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0978.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0756** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0756.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2434.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 Passed (1) — **73–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0756)
- **2026-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-07** Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 14, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0978) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-07** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0978) `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-04** Pub. Ch. 868

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3fb17fea-27bd-48bb-ba82-581205990004`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).