# Tennessee HB 1787: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, relative to criminal offenses. Tennessee HB 1787, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, relative to criminal offenses., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1787-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1787 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, relative to criminal offenses. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Criminal Offenses - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (149 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New rules for Tennessee sex buyers: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee expands its patronizing prostitution offense and sets penalties based on who is involved. The general offense and cases involving a law enforcement officer are Class A misdemeanors. Cases involving an officer age 18 or older posing as a minor, or someone with an in… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 959 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0928) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-14: Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-14: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0989) (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-03: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2026-02-03: Sponsor change. (House) - 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0989 (Substitute), 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0989.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0959.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1787.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1787.pdf) - SA0928: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0928.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed) - HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0989 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0989.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0959.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1787.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1787.pdf) - [SA0928 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0928.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1787-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).