Tennessee - Session 114
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5, relative to sexual offenses.
ON APRIL 16, 2025, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 678 FOR HOUSE BILL 1352, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 678, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, provide that if the victim in an aggravated sexual battery was less than 18 or was mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless, then such battery remains a Class B felony , and the defendant must be punished as a Range II offender . H owever, the sentence imposed upon the defendant may, if appropriate, be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-05-05 | Status | enacted |
| 2025-05-13 | Latest Action | Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1273 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to threats of violence. | in_committee |
| HB 1346 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. | in_committee |
| HB 1454 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentencing for criminal offenses. | enrolled |
| HB 1484 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 39, relative to district attorneys general. | in_committee |
| HB 1499 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 18, relative to Article V conventions. | enrolled |
| HB 1503 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 39; Title 43, Chapter 27; Title 53; Title 57, Chapter 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to hemp. | enrolled |
| HB 1551 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3, relative to licenses. | enrolled |
| HB 1639 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Section 38-3-114, relative to the office of homeland security. | enrolled |