Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

SB 1737 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 951

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill creates a new theft-related offense for specific travel under certain conditions.

This bill establishes a crime for individuals traveling with the intent to steal cash from certain places while carrying tools for theft. It outlines specific conditions under which this offense applies.

Summary

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense for a person to knowingly travel, with intent to commit theft of another person's cash, from a commercial business; a financial institution; or an automated teller machine, on the same path or route as another person without substantial deviation from that path or route while in possession of two or more criminal instruments. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Pub. Ch. 951

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

  3. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 951

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

  8. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  11. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  12. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1084)

  13. Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 6

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Companion House Bill substituted

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0600)

  18. Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 21, PNV 2

  19. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  20. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0

  21. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

  30. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  31. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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

  33. Placed behind the budget

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

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

  36. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  37. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026

  38. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  39. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  40. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

  41. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

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

  43. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  44. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  45. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  46. Filed for introduction

  47. Intro., P1C.

  48. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (129)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1737 do?
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense for a person to knowingly travel, with intent to commit theft of another person's cash, from a commercial business; a financial institution; or an automated teller machine, on the same path or route as another person without substantial deviation from that path or route while in possession of two or more criminal instruments. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Who sponsors SB 1737?
SB 1737 is sponsored by White, Dawn (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), and Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1737?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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