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HB2428 • 2026
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders.
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Abstract summarizes the bill.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1104
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
Pub. Ch. 1104
Signed by Governor.
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Signed by H. Speaker
Signed by Senate Speaker
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Sponsor(s) Added.
Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 15, PNV 1
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
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Comp. SB subst.
Subst. for comp. HB.
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Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 3
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
Sponsor(s) Added.
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Sponsor(s) Added.
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
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Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
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Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
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Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
Intro., P1C.
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Filed for introduction
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Filed for introduction
Abstract summarizes the bill.
SENATE BILL 1900 By Bailey HOUSE BILL 2428 By Capley HB2428 008810 - 1 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-116(c)(1), is amended by deleting the subdivision and substituting: (A) Assault against a law enforcement officer or first responder under subsection (a) is a Class E felony, and shall be punished by a mandatory fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of sixty (60) days incarceration. The defendant is not eligible for release from confinement until the defendant has served the entire sixty-day mandatory minimum sentence. (B) Assault against a nurse under subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a mandatory fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of thirty (30) days incarceration. The defendant is not eligible for release from confinement until the defendant has served the entire thirty-day mandatory minimum sentence. SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.