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Bill 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. 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. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 HB 191 Tennessee HB 191 (114)
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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
  2. Amendment SA0057 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025 2/20/2025 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (3) — 190 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/12/2025 Passed — 90 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2025 Passed (1) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/10/2025 Passed — 290 (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; origin ocd-bill/e141183d-c8a9-4d81-b4d6-b0baec7c2b7a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).