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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Victims' Rights - As enacted, revises present law relative to the criminal injuries compensation fund for victims of human trafficking offenses. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8 and Title 29, Chapter 13."
+description: "Victims' Rights - As enacted, revises present law relative to the criminal injuries compensation fund for victims of human trafficking offenses. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8 and Title 29, Chapter 13."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "HB 555"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 555 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Victims' Rights"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Littleton"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-01-25"
+last_action: "2023-05-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13d54d98-2008-4a52-ad69-7799e83caa48"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0555&GA=113"
+source_hash: "32d7bc599a36228893f448339a38df5d5f4bf6e73516abc2320bd9d32904443c"
+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 HB 555 (113) — Victims' Rights - As enacted, revises present law relative to the criminal injuries compensation fund for victims of human trafficking offenses. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8 and Title 29, Chapter 13.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0364** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0364.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0437** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0437.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0555.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023 4/6/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/4/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/28/2023 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Littleton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2023-02-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-01** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
+- **2023-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
+- **2023-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
+- **2023-03-21** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2023
+- **2023-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2023
+- **2023-03-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/4/2023
+- **2023-04-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
+- **2023-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
+- **2023-04-10** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2023-04-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0364) `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
+- **2023-04-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-17** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0437)
+- **2023-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
+- **2023-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/05/2023
+- **2023-05-18** Pub. Ch. 359
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13d54d98-2008-4a52-ad69-7799e83caa48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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