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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 793
SENATE BILL NO. 1840
By Briggs, Bailey, Bowling
Substituted for: House Bill No. 2432
By McKenzie, Pearson, Parkinson, Harris, Camper
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to statutes of
limitations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-2-101, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(t) Notwithstanding subsection (b), prosecution for vehicular homicide, as prohibited
by § 39-13-213, that is committed on or after July 1, 2026, shall commence within ten (10)
years from the date the offense occurs.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1840
PASSED: April 8, 2026
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Ape.\ APPROVED this :l6yr). day of 2026
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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
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