TN HJR0859 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Sponsor(s) Added.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Sponsor(s) Added.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 15 of the Constitution of Tennessee to remove the right to bail for the following offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great: act of terrorism; second degree murder; aggravated rape of a child; aggravated rape; grave torture; and any other offense, as of November 3, 2026, for which a defendant, if convicted, could not be released prior to the expiration of at least 85 percent of the entire sentence imposed.
Title
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to bail.
Sponsors
| Rep. Cameron Sexton [R] | Rep. William Lamberth [R] | Rep. Dan Howell [R] | Rep. Kip Capley [R] |
| Rep. Kevin Raper [R] | Rep. Chris Todd [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-22 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-18 | House | H. subst. for SJR 919 |
| 2024-04-17 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024 |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/16/2024 |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2024-04-04 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/10/2024 |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Constitutional Amendment Calendar |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2024 |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/20/2024 |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Intro., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Filed for introduction |
