Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 18 R cosponsors

SB 2327 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses.

Last action — Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (18 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class B misdemeanor offense of interfering with a religious institution if a person acts to intentionally obstruct, disturb, or interfere with the activities of the religious institution by making an utterance, gesture, or display in a manner that is offensive to the sensibilities of an ordinary person, either within the place where the meeting is held or so near it as to disturb the order and solemnity of the activities; defines "religious institution" as a church, temple, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0926)

  5. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4

  6. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

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

  9. Placed behind the budget

  10. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  11. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

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

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

  14. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  15. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

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

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

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

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

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

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

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

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

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

  26. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  27. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

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

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

  30. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/4/2026

  33. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  35. Sponsor(s) Added.

  36. Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  38. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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

  40. Intro., P1C.

  41. Filed for introduction

  42. Filed for introduction

  43. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2327 do?
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class B misdemeanor offense of interfering with a religious institution if a person acts to intentionally obstruct, disturb, or interfere with the activities of the religious institution by making an utterance, gesture, or display in a manner that is offensive to the sensibilities of an ordinary person, either within the place where the meeting is held or so near it as to disturb the order and solemnity of the activities; defines "religious institution" as a church, temple, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Who sponsors SB 2327?
SB 2327 is sponsored by Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Pody, Mark (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Haile, Ferrell (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Reeves, Shane (Republican), Roberts, Kerry (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), Taylor, Brent (Republican), Walley, Page (Republican), White, Dawn (Republican), and Yager, Ken (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2327?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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