Bill > HB1273

This bill, effective July 1, 2026, amends Tennessee law regarding threats of violence by creating a new Class E felony for anyone who recklessly communicates a threat of mass violence on the property of a child care agency, preschool, or religious institution. Additionally, it establishes a Class B misdemeanor for failing to report a credible threat of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity, requiring such reports to be made immediately to local law enforcement and the affected school, and to include details about the threat, the person making it, and other relevant information, with a credible threat being one that would cause another person to reasonably expect an act of mass violence to occur.