# Tennessee SB 0392: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.

Tennessee SB 0392, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0392
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (252 yes, 199 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New felony penalties for human smuggling: cost, medium. For offenses committed on or after July 1, 2025, Tennessee makes human smuggling a Class E felony. The conduct must be for commercial advantage or private financial gain. The person must know the individual entered or stayed in the United States illegally, as determined by federal immigration autho…
- Stronger court powers against human trafficking: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee expands its trafficking definition and gives the attorney general new civil enforcement powers. The definition covers involuntary labor servitude, trafficking for forced labor or services, and trafficking for commercial sex. It also covers the listed offenses of pa…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bobby Harshbarger (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnson
- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Southerland (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stevens
- Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: White

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | pass | 71 | 23 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY BEHN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | fail | 25 | 72 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY BEHN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | fail | 27 | 68 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | pass | 73 | 22 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2025 | pass | 25 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 4 by Senator Akbari Third Consideration 4/16/2025 | pass | 26 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0367 (Substitute), 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0367.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0424.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0322.pdf)
- HA0525: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0525.pdf)
- HA0526: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0526.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0392.pdf)
- SA0396: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0396.pdf)
- SA0411: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0411.pdf)
- SA0418: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0418.pdf)
- SA0434: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0434.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed)
- HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed)
- HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed)
- HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (failed)

## Sources
- [HA0367 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0367.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0424.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0322.pdf)
- [HA0525 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0525.pdf)
- [HA0526 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0526.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0392.pdf)
- [SA0396 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0396.pdf)
- [SA0411 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0411.pdf)
- [SA0418 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0418.pdf)
- [SA0434 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0434.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0392-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).