Tennessee · House Bill 2939 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 16 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3, relative to victims of…

HB 2939 Sponsored by Bo Mitchell Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 5, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Sexual Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony offense for a person who witnesses a sexual offense to coerce or influence the victim to not report the offense to law enforcement, provide false information to law enforcement, or withhold any truthful information, document, or thing from law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 16 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3.

Read the full official title (30 words)

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 16 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3, relative to victims of sexual offenses.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.