SENATE BILL 944
By Massey
HOUSE BILL 1089
By Sexton
HB1089
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33;
Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses
involving abuse.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-202, is amended by deleting
subdivision (g)(1) and substituting:
(1) Cruelty to animals is a Class A misdemeanor, and must be punished by at
least forty (40) hours of community service work to be determined by the court, in
addition to any punishment authorized by ยง 40-35-111.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.