republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/sb-1260.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sentencing - As enacted, establishes a sentencing enhancement factor for defendants who are illegally or unlawfully in the United States. - Amends TCA Title 40."
description: "Sentencing - As enacted, establishes a sentencing enhancement factor for defendants who are illegally or unlawfully in the United States. - Amends TCA Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1260"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1260 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gant", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9a6009f-31c3-46ff-b751-1760243fa8fa"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1260&GA=110"
source_hash: "5c27a58c2613810ab2a75fafa75f354a31cdbf7693792a7d17dd1f9c7803d7ce"
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 1260 (110) — Sentencing - As enacted, establishes a sentencing enhancement factor for defendants who are illegally or unlawfully in the United States. - Amends TCA Title 40.

## 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/SB1260.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/28/2017 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 5/9/2017 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gant — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2017-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-04** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-19** Placed behind the budget
- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm 5-3-17
- **2017-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/10/2017
- **2017-05-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0240)
- **2017-05-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 17, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0384) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-10** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 67, Nays 13 PNV 1 HB1041
- **2017-05-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-30** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-14** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 492
- **2017-06-14** Pub. Ch. 492
- **2017-06-14** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9a6009f-31c3-46ff-b751-1760243fa8fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).