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

HB 1538: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over any portion of a property that includes a correctional facility from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class C felony; authorizes a correctional facility employee to disable an unmanned aircraft that is operating over property that includes a correctional facility and states that the correctional facility and the correctional facility employee are not liable for damage to the unmanned aircraft as a result of being disabled. - 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 1538 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over any portion of a property that includes a correctional facility from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class C felony; authorizes a correctional facility employee to disable an unmanned aircraft that is operating over property that includes a correctional facility and states that the correctional facility and the correctional facility employee are not liable for damage to the unmanned aircraft as a result of being disabled. - Amends TCA Title 39. Primary sponsor: Tommy Stinnett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tommy StinnettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20

“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. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Placed behind the budget
  4. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  6. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  7. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
  8. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
  10. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
  12. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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