---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, enacts \"Sienna's Law,\" which establishes requirements for the disposition of children adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1."
description: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, enacts \"Sienna's Law,\" which establishes requirements for the disposition of children adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2705"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2705 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juvenile Offenders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bowling"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69337748-194a-4f82-bcb8-c612ed8d88a7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2705&GA=110"
source_hash: "0b118d0d1836e2e241ab99682982adb6f63db4311270a65b1d8693ca5c951643"
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 2705 (110) — Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, enacts "Sienna's Law," which establishes requirements for the disposition of children adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1.

## 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/SB2705.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/6/2018 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2018 PASSED (2) — **95–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/25/2018 PASSED (1) — **75–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/12/2018 PASSED (3) — **30–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/25/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/25/2018 PASSED (2) — **30–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bowling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-05** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2018-02-05** Sponsor change.
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-27** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-06** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-13** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-21** Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/2/2018
- **2018-04-02** Rec. for pass. if am., 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
- **2018-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1077) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-16** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate refused to concur in amendment (Amendment 1 - HA1077) `amendment-failure`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** H. refused to recede from am. no. 1 SB2705
- **2018-04-23** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee appointed. (Bowling, Kelsey, Harris)
- **2018-04-23** Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence. (Amendment 1 - HA1077)
- **2018-04-24** Conf. comm. appointed. (Lamberth, Goins, Alexander, Akbari)
- **2018-04-25** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 75, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1025
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1025

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69337748-194a-4f82-bcb8-c612ed8d88a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).