2021-2022 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 53 and Title 55, relative to criminal law.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, revises the penalties for continuous sexual abuse of a child to clarify circumstances under which the offense is a Class A, Class B, or Class C felony; adds to the list of offenses that warrant the Class A felony, trafficking for a commercial sex act if the victim is a minor and promoting prostitution if the victim is a minor. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 53 and Title 55.

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Bill History

1/19/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/20/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/24/2022
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
1/25/2022
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/8/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/29/2022
House of Representatives
3/29/2022
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/29/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/6/2022
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 4/13/2022
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/13/2022
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/19/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022
House of Representatives
4/25/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/25/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
5/25/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1025

Amendments

HA0927

Amendment 1-0 to HB1855

4/13/2022Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/25/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/17/202285.3 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/19/202210.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/6/202250.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/3/202251.2 KB