Tennessee · 114
SB 2178
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for patronizing prostitution from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class B or Class A felony under certain circumstances that are currently punished as trafficking for a commercial sex act. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
Tennessee SB 2178 amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 to increase the penalty for patronizing prostitution from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class B or Class A felony under specific circumstances currently punished as trafficking for a commercial sex act.
Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Issue tags AI-classified
Classified by a local model from the bill's text; confidence shown. GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Sponsors
- Ken Yager Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to… | upper | pass | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mar 24, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |