HB 305 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency to release calls for emergency assistance services at rental homes and apartment complexes to qualified nonprofit organizations for the purpose of distributing the calls to rental property managers and owners to detect and act on escalating crime patterns. - Amends TCA Title 38.

HB 305 requires Tennessee law enforcement agencies to automatically share emergency call data from rental properties (apartments/homes) with registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. These nonprofits then distribute the data to rental property owners and managers who have signed up to receive it. The goal is to help property owners detect and address escalating crime patterns in their buildings. The bill directly affects law enforcement agencies (mandated to share data), nonprofits (authorized to receive/distribute data), and rental property owners/managers (who can opt in to receive alerts). It does not change criminal penalties or create new offenses.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025
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Total actions
12
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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John Gillespie
RRepublican
TN
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