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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Tennessee House Bill
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony offense of engaging in conduct intended to influence the outcome of an event while the person or another is a party to a contract with a prediction-market by which the person will benefit, directly or indirectly, from the occurrence of the outcome; defines "prediction-market" as a platform on which individuals trade contracts based on the outcome of unknown future events. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 08, 2026: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2079
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 7
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 7
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 17
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 28
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Placed behind the budget
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
- Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Memo for HA0991 (15666) - Amendment 1-0 to HB2079
- Video: Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Apr 8, 2026 (02h 28m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Apr 1, 2026 (02h 42m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 25, 2026 (01h 20m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 23, 2026 (01h 41m)HTML
- Video: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Mar 18, 2026 (01h 56m)HTML


