---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, expands the definition of \"victim\" for the purposes of restitution to include a reciprocal, as defined by current law, when the reciprocal has compensated a subscriber for loss incurred as a result of the offense to the extent that the reciprocal paid compensation to the subscriber. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3."
description: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, expands the definition of \"victim\" for the purposes of restitution to include a reciprocal, as defined by current law, when the reciprocal has compensated a subscriber for loss incurred as a result of the offense to the extent that the reciprocal paid compensation to the subscriber. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2243"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2243 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9882d1da-1f6e-46ec-9cdf-9ebd82343b92"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2243&GA=113"
source_hash: "0e9d9b3ea639f151e36f16db72c0286ec338300accd7090d80c91f2418109cee"
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 2243 (113) — Criminal Procedure - As enacted, expands the definition of "victim" for the purposes of restitution to include a reciprocal, as defined by current law, when the reciprocal has compensated a subscriber for loss incurred as a result of the offense to the extent that the reciprocal paid compensation to the subscriber. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, 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/SB2243.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/5/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 04/29/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 811

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9882d1da-1f6e-46ec-9cdf-9ebd82343b92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).