Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class A misdemeanor of communicating a threat to commit an act of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity; creates the Class B misdemeanor of knowing failure to report a threat of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37 and Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 5.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Signed May 11, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
22
Committee
22
May 11, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 4, PNV 1
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/10/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/3/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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