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type: "Bill"
title: "Damages - As enacted, establishes a cause of action for persons to seek damages from persons who compensate others to participate in demonstrations when the paid demonstrators' conduct satisfies the elements of the criminal offense of rioting, or other similar offenses. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 50."
description: "Damages - As enacted, establishes a cause of action for persons to seek damages from persons who compensate others to participate in demonstrations when the paid demonstrators' conduct satisfies the elements of the criminal offense of rioting, or other similar offenses. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2222"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2222 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Damages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6648cbbf-6dab-4a88-8e86-1d30ef689e02"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2222&ga=114"
source_hash: "97b76fb004da6ba639cbad0baa38f11945ca659b35e395dc7a0c2a4ebba9218b"
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 2222 (114) — Damages - As enacted, establishes a cause of action for persons to seek damages from persons who compensate others to participate in demonstrations when the paid demonstrators' conduct satisfies the elements of the criminal offense of rioting, or other similar offenses. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 50.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0716** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0716.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0564** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0564.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2222.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed (2) — **6921** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2026 Passed (1) — **276** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **7120** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (2) — **71** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — 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`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2026-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0564)
- **2026-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-26** Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0716) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-26** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-24** Effective date(s) 04/13/2026
- **2026-04-24** Pub. Ch. 722
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6648cbbf-6dab-4a88-8e86-1d30ef689e02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).