Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of vehicular homicide proximately resulting from the person's intoxication to be punished as no lower than a Range II offender if the person, as a result of the
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Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to vehicular homicide.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of vehicular homicide proximately resulting from the person's intoxication to be punished as no lower than a Range II offender if the person, as a result of the same course of conduct, is also convicted of leaving the scene of the accident. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 715 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 23, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 3, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 12, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026 · Mar 3, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 5 · Mar 5, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 5, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 5, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 9, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 30, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 · Mar 30, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 2, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 2, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 715 · May 5, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 · May 5, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 2, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 4, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026
House
Sponsor change. · Feb 4, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Feb 4, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 12, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 23, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026 · Mar 26, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Mar 30, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 30, 2026
House
The numbers
9
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-03-30 · Passed · Ayes 82, Noes 1, Present and not voting 10
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-23 · Passed · Ayes 16, Noes 0, Present and not voting 1
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 9, 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: Sponsor(s) Added. (Mar 30, 2026).