HB 1538 Reported from Committee
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over any portion of a property that includes a correctional facility from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class C felony; authorizes a correctional facility employee to disable an unmanned aircraft that is operating over property that includes a correctional facility and states that the correctional facility and the correctional facility employee are not liable for damage to the unmanned aircraft as a result of being disabled. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted
Apr 15, 2026 · House
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Apr 8, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Apr 8, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Apr 8, 2026 · House
Placed behind the budget
Apr 1, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
Apr 1, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
Apr 1, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
Mar 25, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
Mar 11, 2026 · House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
Mar 4, 2026 · House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
Mar 2, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
Jan 15, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Jan 15, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
Jan 14, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C.
Jan 13, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction