Tennessee · House Bill 945 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, relative to assault.

HB 945 Sponsored by Rebecca Alexander Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 2, 2023
  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.

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the criminal offenses of assault and aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties to include healthcare providers and increases the penalty for assault against those persons from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.

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 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.