---
type: "Bill"
title: "Victims' Rights - As enacted, deletes the provision giving an alleged offender the right to have notice of and suspend all action concerning a claim for compensation by the victim under the criminal injuries compensation fund. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-108."
description: "Victims' Rights - As enacted, deletes the provision giving an alleged offender the right to have notice of and suspend all action concerning a claim for compensation by the victim under the criminal injuries compensation fund. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-108."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 29"
citation: "Tennessee HB 29 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Victims' Rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ketron", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1a16ce5-70c4-4e13-b020-8884fe5c2368"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0029&GA=110"
source_hash: "a9e49073fa99c0e68e936782e99a517ac8d39bae07a2ae2d623c27b239732f28"
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 29 (110) — Victims' Rights - As enacted, deletes the provision giving an alleged offender the right to have notice of and suspend all action concerning a claim for compensation by the victim under the criminal injuries compensation fund. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-108.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0029.pdf)

## Votes

- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/7/2017 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2017 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/15/2017 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2017 3/9/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/1/2017 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ketron — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-11** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/7/2017
- **2017-02-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/15/2017
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-10** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 182
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 182

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1a16ce5-70c4-4e13-b020-8884fe5c2368`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).