Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 16 R cosponsors

SB 0392 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 29, 2025.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense of human smuggling; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Meeting Canceled

  8. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  9. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025

  10. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  11. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  12. Sponsor change.

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  15. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  16. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  21. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  24. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  25. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  26. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  27. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  28. Placed behind the budget

  29. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

  32. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  33. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  34. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

  35. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  36. Comp. SB subst.

  37. Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 424

  39. Filed for introduction

  40. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  41. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  42. Sponsor(s) Added.

  43. Sponsor(s) Added.

  44. Sponsor(s) Added.

  45. Sponsor(s) Added.

  46. Sponsor(s) Added.

  47. Sponsor(s) Added.

  48. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  49. Sponsor(s) Added.

  50. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 0

  51. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  52. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2025

  53. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  54. Sponsor(s) Added.

  55. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0411)

  56. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0418)

  57. Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA0434)

  58. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0396)

  59. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6

  60. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  61. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  62. Subst. for comp. HB.

  63. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0367)

  64. Am. reconsidered, withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0367)

  65. Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 22, PNV 0

  66. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  67. Signed by Senate Speaker

  68. Signed by H. Speaker

  69. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  70. Signed by Governor.

  71. Pub. Ch. 424

  72. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (117)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0392 do?
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense of human smuggling; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Who sponsors SB 0392?
SB 0392 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican), Johnson, Jack (Republican), White, Dawn (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Harshbarger, Bobby (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), Southerland, Steve (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), Walley, Page (Republican), and Watson, Bo (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0392?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.
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