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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of aggravated rioting to include rioting by a person who travels from outside the state with intent to commit a criminal offense and participating in a riot in exchange for compensation; increases the mandatory minimum sentence for aggravated rioting to 60 days if the person commits more than one aggravating circumstance. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
+description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of aggravated rioting to include rioting by a person who travels from outside the state with intent to commit a criminal offense and participating in a riot in exchange for compensation; increases the mandatory minimum sentence for aggravated rioting to 60 days if the person commits more than one aggravating circumstance. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "SB 451"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 451 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Terry"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 44
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2021-02-08"
+last_action: "2021-05-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f5c2dd7-a626-4ddd-a64b-470d233d54ea"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0451&GA=112"
+source_hash: "398b8008e0ca320a6759a7e3d70549dde9266ef744a3b9dd23abef9de11e5fee"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 451 (112) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of aggravated rioting to include rioting by a person who travels from outside the state with intent to commit a criminal offense and participating in a riot in exchange for compensation; increases the mandatory minimum sentence for aggravated rioting to 60 days if the person commits more than one aggravating circumstance. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0039** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0039.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0027.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0451.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **73–20** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/2/2021 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed — **70–23** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/10/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/11/2021 Passed (1) — **27–5** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/3/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell — primary (person)
+- Terry — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
+- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
+- **2021-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
+- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/10/2021
+- **2021-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/11/2021
+- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2021-03-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2021-03-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0027)
+- **2021-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2021-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
+- **2021-03-15** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-17** Placed behind the budget
+- **2021-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
+- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
+- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
+- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
+- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2021-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0039) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2021-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2021-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2021-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2021-05-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
+- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 440
+- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 440
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f5c2dd7-a626-4ddd-a64b-470d233d54ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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