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type: "Bill"
title: "Sentencing - As enacted, adds as a factor the court may consider for the purpose of enhancing a defendant's sentence upon conviction of a criminal offense, consideration of whether the defendant committed the offense of aggravated assault or attempted first degree murder on grounds or premises defined as a healthcare facility. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Sentencing - As enacted, adds as a factor the court may consider for the purpose of enhancing a defendant's sentence upon conviction of a criminal offense, consideration of whether the defendant committed the offense of aggravated assault or attempted first degree murder on grounds or premises defined as a healthcare facility. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 577"
citation: "Tennessee HB 577 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Parkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b8ebcd2-ef6f-4e5b-adbd-e0866e1bbb1f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0577&GA=113"
source_hash: "43ffec96f1f4d3d7851818666cdee7d29a4b585efe4105f276e9642f84f877ff"
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 577 (113) — Sentencing - As enacted, adds as a factor the court may consider for the purpose of enhancing a defendant's sentence upon conviction of a criminal offense, consideration of whether the defendant committed the offense of aggravated assault or attempted first degree murder on grounds or premises defined as a healthcare facility. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0577.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023 3/9/2023 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2023 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **960** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/28/2023 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Parkinson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 306
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b8ebcd2-ef6f-4e5b-adbd-e0866e1bbb1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).