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type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the classification for voluntary manslaughter from a Class C felony to a Class B felony. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the classification for voluntary manslaughter from a Class C felony to a Class B felony. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 722"
citation: "Tennessee HB 722 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2023-01-27"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bece5c8-20a5-4a42-8c64-7f570d319c11"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0722&GA=113"
source_hash: "1a7a853259265b9f32cde4b91c04e03d6c1d9d0f1f89a1595508106b024a10a5"
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 722 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the classification for voluntary manslaughter from a Class C felony to a Class B felony. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0101** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0101.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0440** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0440.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0722.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **263** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2023 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/7/2023 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (2) — **6820** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/28/2023 (6) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/15/2023 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **7218** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed — **6820** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023 3/23/2023 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2023 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023 3/23/2023 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/15/2023 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/28/2023 (5) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hulsey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-27** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 18, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0101) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 3, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0440)
- **2023-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** 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. 308
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bece5c8-20a5-4a42-8c64-7f570d319c11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).