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

HB 2263: Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, adds starvation resulting in death of a livestock animal to the types of conduct that constitute the Class E felony of aggravated cruelty to a livestock animal, when done in a depraved and sadistic manner without justifiable or lawful purpose. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.

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 2263 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, adds starvation resulting in death of a livestock animal to the types of conduct that constitute the Class E felony of aggravated cruelty to a livestock animal, when done in a depraved and sadistic manner without justifiable or lawful purpose. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2. Primary sponsor: Greg Martin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 18, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 974.

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
Greg MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse26

“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. 974
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026
  5. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
  6. Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  7. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
  8. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
  10. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
  11. Placed behind the budget
  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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