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type: "Bill"
title: "Victims' Rights - As enacted, makes the identifying information of the minor victim of a criminal offense confidential and not open to inspection by members of the public, unless a court waives the confidentiality at the request of the minor's custodial parent or legal guardian; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39."
description: "Victims' Rights - As enacted, makes the identifying information of the minor victim of a criminal offense confidential and not open to inspection by members of the public, unless a court waives the confidentiality at the request of the minor's custodial parent or legal guardian; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 344"
citation: "Tennessee HB 344 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Victims' Rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ketron", "Terry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e18bc8a-8c52-4200-9f7a-861df2d01fe2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0344&GA=110"
source_hash: "54a646f1c612267562ce3f47ae50b02275209e4d777a2ec90f179df7bed1780e"
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 344 (110) — Victims' Rights - As enacted, makes the identifying information of the minor victim of a criminal offense confidential and not open to inspection by members of the public, unless a court waives the confidentiality at the request of the minor's custodial parent or legal guardian; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0344.pdf)
## Votes
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2017 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/26/2017 Passed — **940** (pass) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/28/2017 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/20/2017 Passed (1) — **290** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2017 Passed (1) — **960** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/20/2017 3/16/2017 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ketron — primary (person)
- Terry — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0058) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-23** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-03-28** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-04** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0410)
- **2017-04-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-20** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-24** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-26** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-26** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 94, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0344
- **2017-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Pub. Ch. 308
- **2017-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 308
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e18bc8a-8c52-4200-9f7a-861df2d01fe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).