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Subcommittee advances bill creating distinct crime of human smuggling after public testimony
Summary
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted to send House Bill 322, amended to add a new human-smuggling offense, to full judiciary after sponsor testimony and public opposition focusing on a provision criminalizing harboring undocumented people.
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Chairman Todd’s House Bill 322, which the sponsor said creates a separate criminal offense for human smuggling, cleared the committee as amended and will go to the full judiciary committee.
The bill’s sponsor described human smuggling as distinct from human trafficking, saying smuggling “involves crossing international borders” and often large numbers of people controlled by organized crime. The sponsor said the measure was developed with input from law enforcement, including the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and sought to close a gap in state law. He asked the committee for approval after offering amendment drafting code 4483…
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