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Bill Sentencing - As enacted, provides that if the victim in an aggravated sexual battery was less than 18 or was mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless, then such battery remains a Class B felony, and the defendant must be punished as a Range II offender; provides that the sentence imposed upon the defendant may, if appropriate, be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5. Sentencing - As enacted, provides that if the victim in an aggravated sexual battery was less than 18 or was mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless, then such battery remains a Class B felony, and the defendant must be punished as a Range II offender; provides that the sentence imposed upon the defendant may, if appropriate, be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 SB 678 Tennessee SB 678 (114)
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Tennessee SB 678 (114) — Sentencing - As enacted, provides that if the victim in an aggravated sexual battery was less than 18 or was mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless, then such battery remains a Class B felony, and the defendant must be punished as a Range II offender; provides that the sentence imposed upon the defendant may, if appropriate, be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0374 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/24/2025 Passed (2) — 270 (pass) · upper
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/18/2025 Passed (3) — 72 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — 880 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/17/2025 Passed (1) — 320 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • White — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-31 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2025-02-10 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2025-02-11 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2025
  • 2025-02-12 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-02-18 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2025-02-20 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025
  • 2025-02-24 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2025-02-24 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2025-02-24 Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0 passage
  • 2025-02-27 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2025-04-16 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025
  • 2025-04-16 Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2025-04-16 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0374) amendment-passage
  • 2025-04-16 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2025-04-17 Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0, PNV 1(Amendment 1 - HA0374) passage
  • 2025-04-22 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-22 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-22 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2025-04-23 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2025-05-05 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-05-13 Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
  • 2025-05-13 Pub. Ch. 375

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/082c1ce4-d23f-4d4a-8633-5669d1f3aae6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).