---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes the Class B misdemeanor of parentage fraud. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes the Class B misdemeanor of parentage fraud. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 331"
citation: "Tennessee SB 331 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lundberg"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83090377-4267-4706-878a-7011efa3ebb4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0331&GA=113"
source_hash: "d02ac8eab63ce51e795b58e209e5dbd651eb0c25a83d13557008da17977a1941"
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 331 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes the Class B misdemeanor of parentage fraud. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0189.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0331.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **72–15** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/14/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-25** 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 with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2023
- **2023-03-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0189)
- **2023-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 15, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 189

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83090377-4267-4706-878a-7011efa3ebb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).