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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a juvenile 16 years of age or older to a criminal court of competent jurisdiction to be tried as an adult for committing the offense of escape from a youth development center approved, certified, or licensed by the department of children's services. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5."
+description: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a juvenile 16 years of age or older to a criminal court of competent jurisdiction to be tried as an adult for committing the offense of escape from a youth development center approved, certified, or licensed by the department of children's services. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 611"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 611 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Juvenile Offenders"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-01-25"
+last_action: "2023-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89f9c0b2-dc3c-4988-8953-52dc100f307d"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0611&GA=113"
+source_hash: "25e213478c4f9c94820fc2af3e967b5fa50ce2ca33e3f3cd639c1d41f2a23a79"
+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 611 (113) — Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a juvenile 16 years of age or older to a criminal court of competent jurisdiction to be tried as an adult for committing the offense of escape from a youth development center approved, certified, or licensed by the department of children's services. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0611.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/14/2023 Passed (1) — **6–2** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2023 Passed — **26–5** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed — **69–24** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **72–24** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Walley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
+- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
+- **2023-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
+- **2023-03-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
+- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023
+- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
+- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-03-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 6 `passage`
+- **2023-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2023-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2023-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 24, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2023-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2023-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
+- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 264
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89f9c0b2-dc3c-4988-8953-52dc100f307d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+