AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the desecration of venerated objects.

What it does

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

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, broadens the offense of desecration of a venerable object by changing the culpable mental state from intentionally to recklessly or knowingly desecrating a place of worship or burial or a state or national flag. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Every action

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

1. Jan 30, 2023SenateFiled for introduction
2. Feb 2, 2023SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
3. Feb 6, 2023CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
4. Mar 15, 2023CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
5. Mar 21, 2023SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
6. Mar 22, 2023CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
7. Mar 22, 2023SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
8. Mar 22, 2023CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
9. Mar 28, 2023CommitteeRecommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Senate Calendar Committee
10. Mar 31, 2023SenatePlaced on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/3/2023
11. Apr 3, 2023SenateCompanion House Bill substituted
12. May 3, 2023GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 242

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• BW Bo WatsonR Primary sponsor · District 11