Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

SB 1992 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses against property.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  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 22, 2026. Enacted.

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

Odds of enactment

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • 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

Creates a Class E felony for manipulating prediction-market contracts for financial gain.

This bill amends Tennessee law to establish a Class E felony for actions taken to influence events related to prediction-market contracts for profit. It specifically targets behavior aimed at manipulating the outcomes of these contracts.

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. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  13. Placed behind the budget

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

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

  21. Comp. SB subst.

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1109

  24. Filed for introduction

  25. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

  30. Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee

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

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

  33. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  35. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0828)

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

  37. Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  40. Subst. for comp. HB.

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

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

  43. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  44. Signed by Senate Speaker

  45. Signed by H. Speaker

  46. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  47. Signed by Governor.

  48. Pub. Ch. 1109

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

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 1992 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 SB 1992?
SB 1992 is sponsored by Haile, Ferrell (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), and Seal, Jessie (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1992?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 1992?
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