---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class A felony of aggravated human trafficking; revises other provisions in regard to trafficking, involuntary servitude, and prostitution offenses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class A felony of aggravated human trafficking; revises other provisions in regard to trafficking, involuntary servitude, and prostitution offenses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1416"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1416 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Curcio"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 61
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2022-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9a73af3-dd4d-41ad-8eb4-7b4010b44ab4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1416&GA=112"
source_hash: "df29388d42c433c216264b7eb8fd9583c08bb904730b43812b9007f3fb631dfc"
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 1416 (112) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class A felony of aggravated human trafficking; revises other provisions in regard to trafficking, involuntary servitude, and prostitution offenses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1008** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA1008.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1009** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA1009.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0480** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0480.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1416.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/26/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/7/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommend for passage, with amendment 2/22/2022 Passed (4) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/9/2021 Passed (5) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/27/2022 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/31/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/28/2022 Passed (3) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Curcio — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/27/21
- **2021-04-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-28** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-05-03** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 1/26/2022
- **2022-01-26** Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- **2022-01-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0480)
- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-27** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1009) `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA1008) `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1009) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1008) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-05-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1089
- **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1089

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9a73af3-dd4d-41ad-8eb4-7b4010b44ab4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).