---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the criminal offenses of especially aggravated rape, especially aggravated rape of a child, and grave torture. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the criminal offenses of especially aggravated rape, especially aggravated rape of a child, and grave torture. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2841"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2841 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley", "Ogles"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0fca64b-3b8c-4904-987a-41794f723ae2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2841&GA=112"
source_hash: "32071a56b5eb3ee9c5697472f1e6a4395456ec2099f02a2b7ffb0bd3a6898ca3"
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 2841 (112) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the criminal offenses of especially aggravated rape, especially aggravated rape of a child, and grave torture. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0809** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0809.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0835** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0835.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2841.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 3/23/2022 3/16/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/9/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/29/2022 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2022 3/31/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/27/2022 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2022 Passed (1) — **88–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)
- Ogles — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2022
- **2022-04-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2022-04-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0809) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-04-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-04-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-12** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-20** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-27** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-27** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2244
- **2022-04-27** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2
- **2022-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0835)
- **2022-04-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1062
- **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1062

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0fca64b-3b8c-4904-987a-41794f723ae2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).