2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0322: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, creates the offense of human smuggling; creates the offense of harboring or hiding, or assisting another in harboring or hiding, within this state an individual who the person knows or should have known has illegally entered or remained in the United States; authorizes the attorney general to take certain actions against a person or organization who commits or is about to commit a human trafficking offense or an aggravated human trafficking offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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Bill History
1/22/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Meeting Canceled
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 424
Amendments
HA0525
Amendment 2-0 to HB0322
4/21/2025Not Adopted
HA0526
Amendment 3-0 to HB0322
4/21/2025Not Adopted
HA0367
Amendment 1-0 to HB0322
4/9/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
18
Yea
8
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/9/2025
16
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/19/2025
7
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 31
Primary Sponsor
Chris Todd
Republican
Co-Sponsors (30)
William Lamberth
Republican
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Kelly Keisling
Republican
Clay Doggett
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Fred Atchley
Republican
Ron Gant
Republican
Timothy Hill
Republican
Michele Carringer
Republican
Brock Martin
Republican
Bud Hulsey
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Michele Reneau
Republican
Tom Stinnett
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Dennis Powers
Republican
Jay Reedy
Republican
Jason Zachary
Republican
Kip Capley
Republican
Jeff Burkhart
Republican
Aron Maberry
Republican
Jody Barrett
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Ed Butler
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Bryan Terry
Republican
Monty Fritts
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican