Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

HB 2079 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses against property.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1109

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill makes it a Class E felony to manipulate prediction-market contracts for personal gain.

This bill establishes a Class E felony for individuals who influence events to benefit from prediction-market contracts. It aims to address potential fraud in prediction markets by penalizing manipulative behaviors.

Summary

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class E felony offense when a person, for the purpose of deriving a pecuniary benefit, engages in conduct intended to influence the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event while the person, or another acting in active concert with the person, is a party to a contract traded on a prediction-market by which the person will derive such pecuniary benefit directly from the settlement of that contract based on the occurrence or a nonoccurrence of the event. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Pub. Ch. 1109

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1109

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. Subst. for comp. HB.

  10. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0991)

  11. Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0

  12. Comp. SB subst.

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  15. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  16. Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  18. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  20. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  21. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0828)

  22. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 1

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  25. Placed behind the budget

  26. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  27. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026

  28. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  29. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  30. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  31. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026

  32. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  33. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1

  34. Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  36. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  37. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  38. Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee

  39. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026

  40. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  41. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026

  42. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  43. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  44. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  45. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  46. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  47. Intro., P1C.

  48. Filed for introduction

  49. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2079 do?
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class E felony offense when a person, for the purpose of deriving a pecuniary benefit, engages in conduct intended to influence the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event while the person, or another acting in active concert with the person, is a party to a contract traded on a prediction-market by which the person will derive such pecuniary benefit directly from the settlement of that contract based on the occurrence or a nonoccurrence of the event. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Who sponsors HB 2079?
HB 2079 is sponsored by Littleton, Mary (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), and Bricken, Rush (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2079?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.
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