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type: "Bill"
title: "Sexual Offenses - As enacted, provides that a person commits the offense of grooming of a minor when the person engages in a course of grooming conduct directed at a minor with the specific intent to commit, or facilitate the commission by another person of, a sexual offense or violent sexual offense against the minor; or to cause or induce the minor to engage in simulated sexual activity that is patently offensive or sexual activity; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Sexual Offenses - As enacted, provides that a person commits the offense of grooming of a minor when the person engages in a course of grooming conduct directed at a minor with the specific intent to commit, or facilitate the commission by another person of, a sexual offense or violent sexual offense against the minor; or to cause or induce the minor to engage in simulated sexual activity that is patently offensive or sexual activity; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2317"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2317 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sexual Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barrett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c0e0435-521c-46b7-92f1-36d2fc4fc54c"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2317&ga=114"
source_hash: "79245831080364664950888dee0b40234b54ba9a096bdfc522178c09285bb543"
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 2317 (114) — Sexual Offenses - As enacted, provides that a person commits the offense of grooming of a minor when the person engages in a course of grooming conduct directed at a minor with the specific intent to commit, or facilitate the commission by another person of, a sexual offense or violent sexual offense against the minor; or to cause or induce the minor to engage in simulated sexual activity that is patently offensive or sexual activity; makes related changes. - 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 HA0986** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0986.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0638** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0638.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0914** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0914.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2317.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (5) — **80** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 4/22/2026 (1) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/22/2026 Passed (3) — **100** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (4) — **160** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/22/2026 Passed (2) — **260** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed — **920** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **260** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Barrett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-18** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
- **2026-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-25** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
- **2026-04-01** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-08** Placed behind the budget
- **2026-04-15** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2026-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0986) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-22** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-22** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0914)
- **2026-04-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0638)
- **2026-04-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 1021
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c0e0435-521c-46b7-92f1-36d2fc4fc54c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).