---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds the offense of robbery to the definition of crime of violence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds the offense of robbery to the definition of crime of violence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 456"
citation: "Tennessee SB 456 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rose"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2877d8e-408d-4afc-9786-aad0191be9c7"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0456&ga=114"
source_hash: "2d85d9396d7c0c7756077c64a81bf76208e80af27eff43a3227c979622db01a9"
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 456 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds the offense of robbery to the definition of crime of violence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

## 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/SB0456.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2025 Passed (1) — **88–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2025 Passed — **69–18** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2025 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** 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`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025
- **2025-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-02-27** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-03** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 211

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2877d8e-408d-4afc-9786-aad0191be9c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).