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All 46,882 Active 14,572 In committee 13,959 Passed 6,763 Signed 22,173 Failed 3,369

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2034: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases, from $1,000 to $5,000, the fine for transporting into the state, for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, an individual who the person knows or should have known has illegally entered or remained in the United States, as determined by the bureau of immigration and customs enforcement of the United States department of homeland security. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12; Title 39; Title 50 and Title 67.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2757: Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the Restoration of Dignity for the Elderly Act, which requires the department to create a five-year pilot program for the release of elderly inmates to home detention; defines an elderly inmate as a person who is 60 years of age or older, has served a minimum of 65 percent of the sentence imposed, is not serving a sentence for a violent sexual offense or more than one conviction for first degree murder or facilitation of first degree murder, and is not serving a sentence of imprisonment for life without parole. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 40 and Title 41.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2884: Appeal and Review - As introduced, grants the district attorney general, in cases where a defendant has been sentenced to death and is seeking collateral or direct review of a conviction or sentence, exclusive control over the state's defense of the request for review, rather than the attorney general, and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with such matter. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2887: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, prohibits the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a switch or auto sear device designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of converting a weapon to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger unless certain exceptions apply. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2459: Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department, the department of children's services, the Tennessee council of juvenile and family court judges, and state and local law enforcement agencies to each submit a separate report to the general assembly listing all diversion and educational programs provided by the entity for justice-involved youth; requires the report to include program participation demographics and to be submitted to the general assembly by no later than July 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 4, Chapter 6; Title 37; Title 38 and Title 41.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2475: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes provisions authorizing permitless carry of handguns; requires range training for handgun carry permits. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2680: Judges and Chancellors - As introduced, requires a general sessions court judge to return all marriage licenses under which the judge has solemnized the rites of matrimony to the office of the county clerk within 60 days, rather than 30 days. - Amends TCA Title 16.

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 1 PNV 2

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2641: Children - As introduced, removes the declaration that it is the responsibility of each parent and legal guardian to ensure that their children are vaccinated according to Center for Disease Control or American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, and replaces the declaration with a recommendation that children be vaccinated with vaccines recommended by the commissioner of health when advised by the parent or legal guardian's trusted healthcare provider. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2488: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a court to order the revocation of a person's driver license if the person is convicted of the offense of reckless endangerment involving the display of a firearm from within a motor vehicle and the person has a prior conviction for the same offense; requires a court to order the seizure and forfeiture of a person's motor vehicle used in the commission of the offense if the person is convicted of the offense of reckless endangerment involving the display of a firearm from within a motor vehicle and the person has two or more prior convictions for the same offense. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2752: Children - As introduced, requires monthly reports from a volunteer of the office of community contact within the department of education evaluating the progress of the juvenile assigned to the volunteer. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2843: Real Property - As introduced, restricts certain real property transactions by certain foreign aliens and entities. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Title 66, Chapter 2.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2468: Controlled Substances - As introduced, authorizes the retail sale of marijuana; levies a 12 percent tax on the retail sale of marijuana. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee