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SB0862 • 2026

Criminal Offenses

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law.

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Sponsor
Stevens, Scarbrough
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on enforcement or penalties.

Rules for Metal Recycling Facilities

This bill amends Tennessee law to require metal recycling facilities to post notices about the Class B misdemeanor of transferring dangerous materials without a signed written acknowledgment at each public entrance.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Tennessee law to require metal recycling facilities to post notices about the Class B misdemeanor of transferring dangerous materials without a signed written acknowledgment at each public entrance.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Metal recycling facilities
  • People who bring materials to metal recycling places

Terms To Know

Class B misdemeanor
A type of crime that is less serious than a felony but more serious than a violation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences for facilities failing to comply with the new posting requirements.
  • It's unclear how compliance will be monitored or enforced.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  3. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025

  4. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  5. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

  6. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  7. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  8. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  9. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  10. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  11. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  13. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  14. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  15. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  16. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  17. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1266
By Scarbrough

SENATE BILL 862
By Stevens

SB0862
002790
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36,
Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55,
relative to criminal law.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1403, is amended by deleting
the language "A metals recycling facility shall post in a conspicuous location a notice that is
readily visible to all persons selling materials to the facility." and substituting:
A metals recycling facility shall post in a conspicuous location at each public entrance to
the facility a notice that is readily visible to all persons selling materials to the facility.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.