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

HB 2298: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds to the criminal offense of aggravated assault, an assault that involves brandishing a deadly weapon; defines brandish to mean waving or exhibiting a weapon in a manner that would be found by a reasonable person to indicate a threat to use the weapon. - 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 2298 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds to the criminal offense of aggravated assault, an assault that involves brandishing a deadly weapon; defines brandish to mean waving or exhibiting a weapon in a manner that would be found by a reasonable person to indicate a threat to use the weapon. - Amends TCA Title 39. Primary sponsor: Hardaway. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee.

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
HardawayPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
  2. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
  3. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
  4. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  6. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
  8. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
  9. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
  10. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  11. Intro., P1C.
  12. Filed for introduction

Sources

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