---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, revises the sentence for aggravated rape of a child when committed by a juvenile, as required by the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, from mandatory life imprisonment without parole to a Class A felony to be sentenced within Range III; applies to sentences imposed on or after July 1, 2021; specifies that a person who was a juvenile at the time of committing the offense of aggravated rape of a child must serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed less sentence credits earned and retained, not to reduce the sentence imposed by more than 15 percent. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, revises the sentence for aggravated rape of a child when committed by a juvenile, as required by the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, from mandatory life imprisonment without parole to a Class A felony to be sentenced within Range III; applies to sentences imposed on or after July 1, 2021; specifies that a person who was a juvenile at the time of committing the offense of aggravated rape of a child must serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed less sentence credits earned and retained, not to reduce the sentence imposed by more than 15 percent. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 428"
citation: "Tennessee HB 428 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juvenile Offenders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Littleton", "White"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6ad2748-6271-454c-aea2-7afd8797074d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0428&GA=112"
source_hash: "b09dd23cd3475de96cb533949970922ccf4c7ef33ce75d81c4acc206024bf5ea"
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 428 (112) — Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, revises the sentence for aggravated rape of a child when committed by a juvenile, as required by the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, from mandatory life imprisonment without parole to a Class A felony to be sentenced within Range III; applies to sentences imposed on or after July 1, 2021; specifies that a person who was a juvenile at the time of committing the offense of aggravated rape of a child must serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed less sentence credits earned and retained, not to reduce the sentence imposed by more than 15 percent. - 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 HA0045** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0045.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0043** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0043.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0428.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/3/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/18/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Littleton — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0043)
- **2021-03-22** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0045) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 104
- **2021-04-12** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-04-12** Pub. Ch. 104

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6ad2748-6271-454c-aea2-7afd8797074d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).