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

HB 1353: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense for a person who harms or threatens to harm an individual involved in the judicial process or a family member of such person with the intent to impede, intimidate, interfere with, or retaliate against the justice system participant in connection with their participation in the judicial process, punishable as a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16.

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 1353 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense for a person who harms or threatens to harm an individual involved in the judicial process or a family member of such person with the intent to impede, intimidate, interfere with, or retaliate against the justice system participant in connection with their participation in the judicial process, punishable as a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16. Primary sponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 468.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary LittletonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78

“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. 468
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
  8. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
  9. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
  10. Placed behind the budget
  11. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
  12. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

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