---
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).