Tennessee 110th Regular Session (2017-2018) Status: Enacted

HB 78 — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes property owners to provide notice that trespassing is prohibited on their property by marking trees and posts with purple paint as an alternative to posting signs. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 286

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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 19, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 286

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

  3. Pub. Ch. 286

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

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

  9. Companion House Bill substituted

  10. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0421)

  12. Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  13. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/24/2017

  14. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2017

  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/20/2017

  16. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  17. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/12/2017

  18. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/12/2017

  19. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/11/2017

  20. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017

  21. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2017

  22. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/5/2017

  23. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/4/2017

  24. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/4/2017

  25. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2017

  26. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  27. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  28. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0027)

  29. Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 2

  30. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2017

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2017

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

  34. Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/22/2017

  35. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee

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

  37. Filed for introduction

  38. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  39. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2017

  40. P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee

  41. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  42. Intro., P1C.

  43. Filed for intro.

Sponsors

  • Kane · Primary
  • Niceley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (2)

  • Kane
  • Niceley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (131)

131 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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Votes

FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2017 Passed (1)

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Republican 13000
Democrat 3000
Total 31000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Beavers — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Ketron — Yea
Norris — Yea
Overbey — Yea
Tate — Yea
Tracy — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Bell — Yea
Green — Yea
Gresham — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kelsey — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Niceley — Yea
Harris, Torrey C. Democrat Yea
Kyle, Sara Democrat Yea
Yarbro, Jeff Democrat Yea
Bailey, Paul Republican Yea
Bowling, Janice Republican Yea
Briggs, Richard Republican Yea
Crowe, Rusty Republican Yea
Haile, Ferrell Republican Yea
Hensley, Joey Republican Yea
Jackson, Ed Republican Yea
Massey, Becky D. Republican Yea
McNally, Randy Republican Yea
Roberts, Kerry Republican Yea
Stevens, John Republican Yea
Watson, Bo Republican Yea
Yager, Ken Republican Yea

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FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2017 Passed (1)

Passed 90 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10001
Republican 24000
Unaffiliated 56101
Total 90102
% of votes cast 97%1%0%2%
How each member voted (93)
Member Party Vote
Beck — Yea
Calfee — Yea
Carter — Yea
Casada — Yea
Coley — Yea
Daniel — Yea
Doss — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Forgety — Yea
Holsclaw — Yea
Holt — Yea
Jones — Yea
McCormick — Nay
McDaniel — Yea
Pitts — Yea
Staples — Yea
Swann — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Tillis — Yea
Weaver — Yea
Windle — Yea
Butt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Brooks H. — Yea
Brooks K. — Yea
Carr — Yea
DeBerry — Yea
Hill M. — Yea
Hill T. — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Powers — Yea
Ramsey — Yea
Sargent — Yea
Sexton C. — Yea
Sexton J. — Yea
Smith — Yea
Stewart — Yea
White D. — Yea
Curcio — Yea
Favors — Yea
Fitzhugh — Yea
Goins — Yea
Gravitt — Yea
Halford — Yea
Hazlewood — Yea
Jernigan — Yea
Kane — Yea
Lollar — Yea
Matheny — Yea
Matlock — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Rogers — Yea
White M. — Yea
Madam Speaker Harwell — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Whitson — Yea
Wirgau — Yea
Van Huss — Yea
Akbari, Raumesh Democrat Not Voting
Camper, Karen D. Democrat Yea
Clemmons, John Ray Democrat Yea
Hardaway, T.J. Democrat Yea
Love, Jr., Harold Democrat Yea
Miller, Larry J. Democrat Yea
Mitchell, Bo Democrat Yea
Parkinson, Antonio Democrat Yea
Powell, Jason Democrat Yea
Shaw, Johnny Democrat Yea
Towns, Jr., Joe Democrat Yea
Alexander, Rebecca K. Republican Yea
Crawford, John Republican Yea
Eldridge, Rick Republican Yea
Faison, Jeremy Republican Yea
Farmer, Andrew Republican Yea
Gant, Ron M. Republican Yea
Hawk, David B. Republican Yea
Hicks, Gary Republican Yea
Howell, Dan Republican Yea
Hulsey, Bud Republican Yea
Keisling, Kelly Republican Yea
Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' Republican Yea
Lamberth, William Republican Yea
Littleton, Mary Republican Yea
Lynn, Susan M. Republican Yea
Marsh, Pat Republican Yea
Pody, Mark Republican Yea
Reedy, Jay D. Republican Yea
Rudd, Tim Republican Yea
Sherrell, Paul Republican Yea
Sparks, Mike Republican Yea
Terry, Bryan Republican Yea
Travis, Ron Republican Yea
Zachary, Jason Republican Yea

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FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2017 Passed

Passed 68 Yea · 20 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 21200
Unaffiliated 451200
Democrat 2600
Total 682000
% of votes cast 77%23%0%0%
How each member voted (88)
Member Party Vote
Beck — Nay
Butt — Yea
Casada — Yea
Curcio — Yea
Daniel — Yea
Doss — Yea
Dunn — Nay
Forgety — Yea
Holt — Yea
Jernigan — Nay
Jones — Nay
Matlock — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Staples — Yea
Swann — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Tillis — Yea
Weaver — Yea
Brooks H. — Yea
Brooks K. — Yea
Carr — Yea
Hill M. — Yea
Hill T. — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Powers — Yea
Calfee — Yea
Carter — Yea
Coley — Yea
Favors — Yea
Fitzhugh — Yea
Goins — Yea
Gravitt — Yea
Halford — Yea
Hazlewood — Yea
Holsclaw — Yea
Kane — Yea
Lollar — Yea
Matheny — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Ramsey — Yea
Sargent — Yea
Sexton C. — Yea
Sexton J. — Yea
White D. — Yea
White M. — Yea
DeBerry — Nay
Smith — Nay
Stewart — Nay
Byrd — Nay
Cooper — Nay
McCormick — Nay
Rogers — Yea
Sanderson — Nay
Whitson — Yea
Windle — Yea
Wirgau — Yea
Van Huss — Nay
Clemmons, John Ray Democrat Nay
Hardaway, T.J. Democrat Nay
Miller, Larry J. Democrat Nay
Mitchell, Bo Democrat Nay
Parkinson, Antonio Democrat Nay
Powell, Jason Democrat Yea
Shaw, Johnny Democrat Yea
Towns, Jr., Joe Democrat Nay
Alexander, Rebecca K. Republican Yea
Crawford, John Republican Yea
Eldridge, Rick Republican Yea
Faison, Jeremy Republican Yea
Farmer, Andrew Republican Nay
Gant, Ron M. Republican Yea
Hawk, David B. Republican Nay
Hicks, Gary Republican Yea
Howell, Dan Republican Yea
Hulsey, Bud Republican Yea
Keisling, Kelly Republican Yea
Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' Republican Yea
Lamberth, William Republican Yea
Littleton, Mary Republican Yea
Lynn, Susan M. Republican Yea
Marsh, Pat Republican Yea
Pody, Mark Republican Yea
Reedy, Jay D. Republican Yea
Rudd, Tim Republican Yea
Sherrell, Paul Republican Yea
Sparks, Mike Republican Yea
Terry, Bryan Republican Yea
Travis, Ron Republican Yea

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HB 78 is sponsored by Kane and Niceley.
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