Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that, in regard to the criminal offense of desecration of a venerated object, "desecrate" includes, but is not limited to, the removal of objects from a place of burial by a pers
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 46, relative to places of burial.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that, in regard to the criminal offense of desecration of a venerated object, "desecrate" includes, but is not limited to, the removal of objects from a place of burial by a person other than a family member of the deceased or an authorized representative of the cemetery. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 46. HB1731 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 626 by the Secretary of State.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 21, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 22, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 3, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 · Mar 6, 2026
Senate
Companion House Bill substituted · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 626 · Mar 30, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 20, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Jan 21, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · Jan 22, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 · Feb 4, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 5, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Next Available Calendar · Feb 18, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 · Mar 5, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0598) · Mar 9, 2026
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 3 · Mar 9, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 9, 2026
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Mar 9, 2026
House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0561) · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Mar 10, 2026
House
Signed by H. Speaker · Mar 16, 2026
House
Signed by Senate Speaker · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Transmitted to Governor for his action. · Mar 17, 2026
House
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-09 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-03-09 · Passed · Ayes 90, Noes 0, Present and not voting 3
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 16, Noes 0, Present and not voting 2
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2026-02-11 · Passed · Ayes 7, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (Mar 17, 2026).