Tennessee SB 1225: University of Tennessee - As introduced, deletes antiquated language that required the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee to study the economic feasibility of creating a statewide energy policy and report its findings by December 15, 2014. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 886
SENATE BILL NO. 1225
By Rose, Bailey, Bowling
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1354
By Littleton, Davis, Alexander, Howell, White
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal
offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-11-611(c), is amended by designating
the existing language as subdivision (c)(1) and adding the following as a new subdivision (c)(2):
(2)(A) A person is presumed to have held a reasonable belief of imminent death or
serious bodily injury to self if:
(i) The person uses force intended or likely to cause death or serious
bodily injury against an individual who is committing or attempting to commit a
human trafficking offense; and
(ii) The person using force is the victim of the human trafficking offense
being committed or attempted by the individual.
(8) A person must prove the person's status as a victim of human trafficking
by clear and convincing evidence. A person may provide clear and convincing
evidence of the person's status as a victim of human trafficking through testimony.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-11-611(d), is amended by deleting
"subsection (c)" and substituting "subdivision (c)(1)".
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-11-611(a), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
( ) "Human trafficking offense" means the commission of an act that would constitute
the criminal offense of:
(A) Involuntary labor servitude, under§ 39-13-307;
(B) Trafficking persons for forced labor or services, under§ 39-13-308;
(C) Trafficking for commercial sex act, under § 39-13-309;
(D) Patronizing prostitution, under§ 39-13-514, from a person who is younger
than eighteen (18) years of age, has an intellectual disability, or is a law enforcement
officer posing as a minor;
(E) Promoting prostitution, under § 39-13-515, of a person more than twelve
(12) years of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age or a person with an
intellectual disability; or
(F) Promoting the prostitution of a minor, under§ 39-13-512;

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SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-153(a), is amended by deleting "or
obstructing a highway" and substituting "or obstructing a highway or other passageway".
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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PASSED:
SENATE BILL NO. 1225
April 16, 2026
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this SiL day of (V1 ~ 2026
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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR