Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 2263
Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, adds starvation resulting in death of a livestock animal to the types of conduct that constitute the Class E felony of aggravated cruelty to a livestock animal, when done in a depraved and sadistic manner without justifiable or lawful purpose. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Martin G (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 18, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 974
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 20, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (4) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 17, 2026 House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 17, 2026 House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (5) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 18, 2026 House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (6) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 18, 2026 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 974 - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026 - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Placed behind the budget - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
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