AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, relative to criminal offenses.

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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.

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 18, 2026

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R · PrimeMary Littleton
R · CoJake McCalmon
R · CoElaine Davis
R · CoRebecca Alexander
R · CoMark White

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