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HB1172 • 2026

Criminal Offenses

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 58, relative to terrorism.

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Sponsor
Williams, Bailey
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide further details on what information must be included in the report beyond detailing convictions made pursuant to the Terrorism Prevention and Response Act of 2002.

Terrorism Conviction Reporting Act

This bill requires Tennessee's district attorneys general conference to create an annual report on terrorism convictions and submit it to the state legislature.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the district attorneys general conference in Tennessee to compile a yearly report detailing convictions made pursuant to the Terrorism Prevention and Response Act of 2002 during the previous year.
  • The report must be provided to the General Assembly no later than January 15, 2026, and each January 15 thereafter.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee's district attorneys general conference
  • The state legislature

Terms To Know

district attorneys general conference
A group of Tennessee’s top prosecutors who work together on legal issues.
General Assembly
Tennessee's state legislature, which makes laws for the state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what additional information must be included in the report beyond detailing convictions.
  • It is unclear how this reporting requirement will impact current workloads of district attorneys.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  3. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  7. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 792
By Bailey

HOUSE BILL 1172
By Williams

HB1172
002592
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 10; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55
and Title 58, relative to terrorism.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
The district attorneys general conference shall compile a yearly report detailing
convictions made pursuant to this part during the previous year. The report must be
provided to the general assembly no later than January 15, 2026, and each January 15
thereafter.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.