Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense of human smuggling; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 424 by the Secretary of State.
What it does: VIOLATIONS BY CORPORATIONS Present law authorizes a corporation to be prosecuted for an act or omission involving trafficking persons for forced labor or services or trafficking for commercial sex act constituting a crime under state kidnapping and false imprisonment law only if (i) an agent of the corporation performs the conduct that is an element of the crime while acting within the scope of the agent's office or employment and on behalf of the corporation and (ii) the commission of the crime was either authorized, requested, commanded, performed or within the scope of the agent's… (official summary)
Question before the chamber: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY BEHN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
The tally
Yes 27 · No 68 · Not voting 4
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Republicans | 3 | 68 | 4 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 3 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Kip CapleyR71Yes
- Renea JonesR4Yes
- Tommy StinnettR20Yes
The full roll (99)
Yes 27
- Aftyn BehnD51
- Antonio ParkinsonD98
- Bo MitchellD50
- Bob FreemanD56
- Caleb HemmerD59
- Gabby SalinasD96
- Gloria JohnsonD90
- Harold LoveD58
- Jason PowellD53
- Jesse ChismD85
- John ClemmonsD55
- Johnny ShawD80
- Justin JonesD52
- Justin PearsonD86
- Karen CamperD87
- Kip CapleyR71
- Larry MillerD88
- Renea JonesR4
- Ronnie GlynnD67
- Sam McKenzieD15
- Shaundelle BrooksD60
- T.J. HardawayD93
- Tommy StinnettR20
- Torrey HarrisD91
- Vincent DixieD54
- Yusuf HakeemD28
- Former memberD
No 68
- Andrew FarmerR17
- Aron MaberryR68
- Becky Jo AlexanderR7
- Brock MartinR79
- Bryan TerryR48
- Bud HulseyR2
- Cameron SextonR25
- Charlie BaumR37
- Chris HurtR82
- Chris ToddR73
- Clark BoydR46
- Clay DoggettR70
- Dan HowellR22
- Dave WrightR19
- David HawkR5
- Debra MoodyR81
- Dennis PowersR36
- Doc KumarR66
- Ed ButlerR41
- Elaine DavisR18
- Esther Helton-HaynesR30
- Fred AtchleyR12
- Gary HicksR9
- Gino BulsoR61
- Greg MartinR26
- Greg VitalR29
- Iris RudderR39
- Jake McCalmonR63
- Jason ZacharyR14
- Jay ReedyR74
- Jeremy FaisonR11
- Jerome MoonR8
- Jody BarrettR69
- John CrawfordR1
- John GillespieR97
- Johnny GarrettR45
- Justin LaffertyR89
- Kelly KeislingR38
- Kevin RaperR24
- Kevin VaughanR95
- Kirk HastonR72
- Lee ReevesR65
- Lowell RussellR21
- Mark CochranR23
- Mark WhiteR83
- Mary LittletonR78
- Michael HaleR40
- Michele CarringerR16
- Michele ReneauR27
- Monty FrittsR32
- Pat MarshR62
- Paul SherrellR43
- Rick EldridgeR10
- Rick ScarbroughR33
- Robert StevensR13
- Ron GantR94
- Rush BrickenR47
- Rusty GrillsR77
- Ryan WilliamsR42
- Scott CepickyR64
- Tandy DarbyR76
- Tim HicksR6
- Timothy HillR3
- Todd WarnerR92
- Tom LeatherwoodR99
- William LamberthR44
- William SlaterR35
- Former memberR
Not voting 4
- Mike SparksR49
- Ron TravisR31
- Susan LynnR57
- Tim RuddR34
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.