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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 2695: Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, reduces the offenses for which a defendant must be placed on a state or federal list as a fugitive for failure to appear in court from all felonies and Class A or Class B misdemeanors that are violent or sexual in nature to only felonies that are sexual or violent in nature. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2886: Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer who becomes aware that an order of protection has been entered against a person in the officer’s presence but has not been served on the person to take appropriate steps to facilitate service of the order of protection, including notifying the sheriff’s department of the person’s immediate location; requires the curriculum of the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission to include instruction on such requirements. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38 and Title 40.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2794: Judicial Officers - As introduced, increases the time in which a county must maintain records indicating judicial magistrates have satisfied the continuing legal education requirements from seven to 10 years. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 36 and Title 40.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2755: State Inmates - As introduced, increases the education good time sentence reduction credit from 60 days to 90 days. - Amends TCA Title 41.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2912: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, removes the offense of possessing a weapon in a building that prohibits or restricts weapons; allows a person with an enhanced handgun carry permit to carry a handgun into a business that prohibits or restricts weapons; removes penalties for violations of certain firearms provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 893: Child Custody and Support - As introduced, removes driver licenses from the list of licenses that can be revoked for failure to pay child support; removes process for issuance of a restricted driver license for a person who is enrolled in a payment plan to pay child support arrears. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 40 and Title 55.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 652: Civil Procedure - As introduced, requires a copy of a submitted complaint to be provided to the applicable licensed court reporter within five calendar days, instead of business days, of receipt by the Tennessee board of court reporting. - Amends TCA Title 20.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 1482: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class C felony of reckless endangerment committed against a population within a geographic territory by members of a criminal gang and the commission of the offense is gang-related; authorizes a court to revoke or prohibit the issuance of a driver license to individuals convicted of such offenses for a five-year period. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Deferred to Summer Study

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2166: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, permits a person who was convicted of an infamous crime after July 1, 1986, but before July 1, 1996, to petition a circuit court for restoration of the person's full rights of citizenship in the same manner established for persons convicted on or after July 1, 1996. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 34 and Title 40.

Sponsor(s) Added.

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SJR 1042: General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for release to public of information relative to the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville on March 27, 2023. -

Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2783: Search & Seizure - As introduced, limits the situations in which a wildlife officer may enter private property without the owner's consent to those in which the officer has a warrant, there are exigent circumstances, the officer observed a crime taking place, or another protected class of action that permits an officer's entry onto private property without a warrant occurs. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9 and Title 70.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · House Apr 2, 2024

HR 127: Memorials, Public Service - Adriel McCord -

Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.