---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sentencing - As enacted, enacts \"Henry's Law,\" which requires that a person convicted for second degree murder resulting from unlawful distribution of Schedule I or II drug where victim is a minor be punished from within one range higher than the sentencing range otherwise appropriate for the person. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210 and Title 40, Chapter 35."
description: "Sentencing - As enacted, enacts \"Henry's Law,\" which requires that a person convicted for second degree murder resulting from unlawful distribution of Schedule I or II drug where victim is a minor be punished from within one range higher than the sentencing range otherwise appropriate for the person. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210 and Title 40, Chapter 35."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1936"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1936 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Zachary"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b1c18eb-067c-4958-807f-ab095b5ad510"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1936&GA=110"
source_hash: "8e2abccb4df1805b2b90dd20f24d027cd667dc54185d8cc15c556666485c3e4b"
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 1936 (110) — Sentencing - As enacted, enacts "Henry's Law," which requires that a person convicted for second degree murder resulting from unlawful distribution of Schedule I or II drug where victim is a minor be punished from within one range higher than the sentencing range otherwise appropriate for the person. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1936.pdf)

## Votes

- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/28/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018 4/10/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/21/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/13/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)
- Zachary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed behind the budget
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-03** Action def. in Finance, Ways & Means Committee to Next Calendar
- **2018-04-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-16** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0713) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0713) `passage`
- **2018-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 934
- **2018-05-18** Pub. Ch. 934
- **2018-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b1c18eb-067c-4958-807f-ab095b5ad510`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).