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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1273: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies, for purposes of criminal offenses relative to threats of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity or failing to report such threats, that a threat of mass violence is credible if the threat causes another to reasonably expect the commission of an act of mass violence. - Amends TCA Title 39.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1273 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies, for purposes of criminal offenses relative to threats of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity or failing to report such threats, that a threat of mass violence is credible if the threat causes another to reasonably expect the commission of an act of mass violence. - Amends TCA Title 39. Primary sponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 780.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Clay DoggettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse70

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 780
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
  8. Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
  11. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
  12. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source