Governor Bill Lee (R-TN) has officially signed legislation into law that creates the offenses of human smuggling, harboring or hiding, and assisting another in harboring or hiding illegal immigrants that are known to have illegally entered or remained in the country.
SB0392/HB0322, sponsored by Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis-District 31) and Rep. Chris Todd (R-Madison County-District 73), defines the crime of “human smuggling” as transporting, encouraging, or inducing an individual to either illegally enter the state or to remain in Tennessee through the act of “concealing, harboring, or shielding.”
