# Tennessee HB 2317: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the "Tennessee Anti-Grooming Act". Tennessee HB 2317, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the "Tennessee Anti-Grooming Act"., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2317-2025-2026 - 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 2317 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the "Tennessee Anti-Grooming Act". - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: Sexual Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (178 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Child grooming brings penalties and registration: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee makes grooming a minor a crime and requires sex-offender registration for convictions. The law applies to acts committed on or after that date. Grooming requires at least two acts aimed at the same minor that show a shared purpose. The person must specifically inte… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gabby Salinas (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 1021 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0914) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0638) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-22: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0986) (House) - 2026-04-22: H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-22: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-22: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-22: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-22: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-22: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (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) - 2026-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0986, 2026-04-22: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0986.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1021.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2566.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2317.pdf) - SA0638: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0638.pdf) - SA0914: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0914.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed) - HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed) - HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed) - HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed) - HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed) - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0986 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0986.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1021.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2566.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2317.pdf) - [SA0638 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0638.pdf) - [SA0914 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0914.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to cr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2309-2025-2026) - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [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-HB2317-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).