Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 540
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the definition of "racketeering activity" to include committing, conspiring to commit, aiding, attempting to aid, soliciting, coercing, facilitating, or intimidating another person to commit the criminal offense of animal fighting. - Amends TCA Title 39.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Crawford (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 264
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2025 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025 4/3/2025 (1) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 19, 2025 House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 29, 2025 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 264 - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) withdrawn. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Objected to on Consent Calendar. - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 7, 2025 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/10/2025 - Apr 3, 2025 · House
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Feb 5, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction