Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 6 R cosponsors

SB 2138 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to vehicular homicide.

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 01, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · 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.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of vehicular homicide proximately resulting from the person's intoxication to be punished as no lower than a Range II offender if the person, as a result of the same course of conduct, is also convicted of leaving the scene of the accident. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. Intro., P1C.

  4. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  6. Sponsor change.

  7. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

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

  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  12. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026

  13. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  14. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

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

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

  17. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  18. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 715

  22. Filed for introduction

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  28. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  29. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026

  30. Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 5

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  34. Subst. for comp. HB.

  35. Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10

  36. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  37. Signed by Senate Speaker

  38. Signed by H. Speaker

  39. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  40. Signed by Governor.

  41. Pub. Ch. 715

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (127)

127 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2138 do?
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of vehicular homicide proximately resulting from the person's intoxication to be punished as no lower than a Range II offender if the person, as a result of the same course of conduct, is also convicted of leaving the scene of the accident. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.
Who sponsors SB 2138?
SB 2138 is sponsored by White, Dawn (Republican), Massey, Becky D. (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), and Seal, Jessie (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2138?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.
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