Sentencing - As enacted, requires a sentencing court to order the sentences for two or more offenses involving more than one minor victim to run consecutively unless the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts of the case do not warrant the imposition of consecutive sentences and the imposition of consecutive sentences would not be in the best interest of justice. - Amends TCA Title 40.

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History

1. 2026
   1. May 15Pub. Ch. 945Latest
   2. May 15Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
   3. May 7Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
   4. May 6Transmitted to Governor for his action.To Governor
   5. May 5Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
   6. Apr 30Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
   7. Apr 28Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.Minor
   8. Apr 22Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.Major
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   9. Apr 22Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0Passed Senate
   10. Apr 21Received from House, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
   11. Apr 20Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0Passed House
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
       • Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026. Result: fail.Lower
   12. Apr 20Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.Minor
   13. Apr 16H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026
   14. Apr 15Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
       • Vote recorded HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/15/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
       • Vote recorded HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   15. Apr 15Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMinor
   16. Apr 15Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
   17. Apr 15Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
   18. Apr 15Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
   19. Apr 8Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   20. Apr 8Placed behind the budget
   21. Apr 8Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
   22. Apr 1Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMinor
       • Vote recorded HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   23. Apr 1Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeMinor
   24. Apr 1Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
   25. Mar 25Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
       • Vote recorded HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   26. Mar 25Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   27. Mar 25Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
   28. Mar 18Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
   29. Mar 18Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
   30. Mar 11Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
   31. Mar 11Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
   32. Mar 4Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
   33. Mar 4Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
   34. Feb 25Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
   35. Jan 14P2C, ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
   36. Jan 14Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
   37. Jan 13Intro., P1C.Minor
   38. Jan 12Filed for introductionIntroduced