Tennessee Senate Bill 2495 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-07 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, requires that a defendant receive a bail hearing within 48 hours of arrest; requires that a magistrate release a defendant on personal recognizance unless there is clear and convincing evidence of certain conditions; specifies that a magistrate must set bail at the lowest amount necessary to reasonably assure the defendant's appearance; prohibits a magistrate from setting bail at an amount the otherwise-eligible defendant cannot afford solely to detain the defendant. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to bail.

Sen. Raumesh Akbari [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-07	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2022-02-03	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2022-02-02	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2492 (Crossfiled) 2022-02-07 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2495&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2495.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/HB2492.pdf