---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds to the offense of custodial interference, a parent or other family member who harbors or hides a child within or outside this state, knowing that the child has been placed in the custody of the department of children's services pursuant to a protective custody order or an emergency custody order entered by a court; states that it is not a defense that the person harboring or hiding the child has not been served with an actual copy of a protective custody order or emergency custody order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 3."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds to the offense of custodial interference, a parent or other family member who harbors or hides a child within or outside this state, knowing that the child has been placed in the custody of the department of children's services pursuant to a protective custody order or an emergency custody order entered by a court; states that it is not a defense that the person harboring or hiding the child has not been served with an actual copy of a protective custody order or emergency custody order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1319"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1319 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90cf1d5b-cc1d-463b-a0fe-fea07ae96540"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1319&GA=113"
source_hash: "36e698b7e8a5b3a8e34acfa6e3097826aaecdc17f5e09a9c31be878581aebbe7"
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 1319 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds to the offense of custodial interference, a parent or other family member who harbors or hides a child within or outside this state, knowing that the child has been placed in the custody of the department of children's services pursuant to a protective custody order or an emergency custody order entered by a court; states that it is not a defense that the person harboring or hiding the child has not been served with an actual copy of a protective custody order or emergency custody order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 3.

## 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/SB1319.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/14/2023 Passed (2) — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **74–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** 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 28, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 17, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-04** Pub. Ch. 286

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90cf1d5b-cc1d-463b-a0fe-fea07ae96540`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).