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

HB 553: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands "law enforcement officer" to include a correctional officer employed by a county jail, the department of correction, or a private prison contractor and a probation or parole officer employed by the department of correction or a private probation provider for purposes of the offense of assault against a law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.

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 553 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands "law enforcement officer" to include a correctional officer employed by a county jail, the department of correction, or a private prison contractor and a probation or parole officer employed by the department of correction or a private probation provider for purposes of the offense of assault against a law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1. Primary sponsor: Kip Capley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): Sponsor(s) Added.

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
Kip CapleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse71

“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. Sponsor(s) Added.
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
  4. No Action Taken
  5. Placed behind the budget
  6. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  7. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  8. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  9. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
  10. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025
  12. Meeting Canceled

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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