Bills Pending Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee

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TNSB2191Intro
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As introduced, imposes an additional 15-percent tax on the retail sale of firearms; requires revenue from the firearms tax to be deposited into the K-12 mental health counselor fund to be administered by the department of education and used exclusive...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB1649Intro
25%
As introduced, creates the Tennessee violence intervention program within the department's office of criminal justice programs to invest in evidence-based violence reduction initiatives. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
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2024-03-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB1479Intro
25%
As introduced, creates a Class E felony of a law enforcement officer operating a law enforcement body camera in any manner that would prevent the creation or recordation of evidence with the intent to obstruct justice. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 38...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2541Intro
25%
As introduced, increases the amount of damages for which the state may be liable for damages in causes of action arising in tort from $300,000 per claimant and $1,000,000 per occurrence to $1,250,000 per claimant. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8 and ...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2804Intro
25%
As introduced, reduces the minimum number of criminal investigators from the criminal investigation division of the Tennessee bureau of investigation that must be normally detailed to serve in each grand division of the state from two to one. - Amend...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2699Intro
25%
As introduced, requires a person with a court-ordered fiduciary responsibility toward a person who lacks capacity and a person holding a valid power of attorney for a person who lacks capacity to bring an action within the statute of limitations; cla...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2573Intro
25%
As introduced, specifies that punishment for organized retail theft or shoplifting should not be less than a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 68.
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2802Intro
25%
As introduced, prohibits any person from transporting an illegal alien into this state; increases from $1,000 to $5,000 the fine for transporting illegal aliens. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1802Intro
25%
As introduced, authorizes the attorney general and reporter to investigate human trafficking offenses, organized crime offenses, and related criminal activity; authorizes the attorney general and reporter to prosecute such offenses either with consen...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB1715Intro
25%
As introduced, authorizes a law enforcement agency to assign a law enforcement officer to serve as a school resource officer at a school within a local board of education's control that has not entered into a memorandum of understanding with a law en...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2415Intro
25%
As introduced, permits a juvenile court to transfer a child to criminal court to be tried as an adult at any age if the child is charged with a second or subsequent criminal gang offense. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2495Intro
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As introduced, authorizes probation officers to meet with probationers utilizing a technology portal or for probationer's employer to submit weekly reports verifying the probationer's current employment in place of an in-person meeting upon approval ...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2516Intro
25%
As introduced, creates a civil action against any person or government entity that infringes upon a person's right to bear arms under the Tennessee or United States Constitutions; requires the person or entity to be liable for actual or statutory dam...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB0803Intro
25%
As introduced, upon receiving a citizen complaint that a person has violated the Litter Control Law, requires the special unit of the Tennessee highway patrol charged with enforcing such law to notify the alleged offender of the Litter Control Law an...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1501Intro
25%
As introduced, changes the date, from February 1 to January 15, by which the commissioner must annually report to the governor and the general assembly on the implementation of and compliance with the Schools Against Violence in Education Act. - Amen...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2418Intro
25%
As introduced, opens eligibility for being employed as a police officer to persons discharged from the armed forces of the United States to those with an entry-level separation, medical discharge, or a separation for the convenience of the government...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1769Intro
25%
As introduced, expands the definition of "adjudication as a mental defective" to include a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial in a criminal proceeding and requires the clerk of court in such a proceeding to collect and report any su...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2848Intro
25%
As introduced, allows for the filing of a petition for post-conviction relief alleging actual innocence based on new evidence when a petition has not been previously filed and determined based on the same evidence; requires a court to vacate and set ...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2632Intro
25%
As introduced, makes various changes to the present law relative to birth certificates. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 68.
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1785Intro
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As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which expands the offense of reckless endangerment to include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm ...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1905Intro
25%
As introduced, states that an order of protection issued by a general sessions court or other official remains in effect during the appeal to circuit or chancery court unless otherwise ordered by the general sessions judge or official. - Amends TCA T...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2770Intro
25%
As introduced, authorizes the enhancement of criminal penalties up to life in prison without parole upon conviction of violent crimes by illegal aliens; conviction of possession of a firearm or deadly weapon by an illegal alien; or conviction of a vi...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2710Intro
25%
As introduced, raises the penalty for the offense of drag racing from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 5.
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1686Intro
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As introduced, authorizes a county legislative body to elect not to permit persons within the county to lawfully carry a handgun without a handgun carry permit by passage of a resolution; requires a county that has passed such a resolution to provide...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1731Intro
25%
As introduced, creates the Class D felony employing a firearm during the commission of, attempt to commit, or flight or escape from an offense other than a dangerous felony; requires a person convicted of the offense to be sentenced to a mandatory mi...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB0908Intro
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As introduced, clarifies that a threat to use deadly force by a private citizen making an arrest is not in itself considered a use of deadly force; prohibits a private citizen from threatening to use deadly force during the course of a citizen's arre...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2627Intro
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As introduced, increases, from two to three, the number of hours of training or continuing education courses on domestic violence or child abuse all judges in child custody proceedings are required to complete per year; increases, from 10 to 15, the ...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2564Intro
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As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense of violation of a condition of release; allows arrest without a warrant of a person committing the offense of violation of a condition of release; requires the violation of a condition of release t...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2477Intro
25%
As introduced, authorizes an attorney to carry a handgun in a building and room in which judicial proceedings are in progress if the attorney is present in furtherance of the attorney’s representation of a party with business before the court, is a...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1771Intro
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As introduced, makes the state liable and responsible for paying the expenses for HIV medication for inmates committed to a county jail or workhouse who previously received prescription medication to treat HIV or AIDS through a state department, agen...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1863Intro
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As introduced, prohibits the department of children's services from using penalties in determining the amounts payable in contracts or grants to providers for services related to the prevention, treatment, or care of delinquent juveniles. - Amends TC...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2566Intro
25%
As introduced, requires any conditions of release imposed on a defendant to include a requirement that the defendant submit to pretrial monitoring to ensure compliance with the conditions; requires the court to order bail to be forfeited and an arres...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2781Intro
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As introduced, expands the offense of observation without consent to include a person or entity that adopts rules or enforces a policy or other work-related guidance for employees or contractors to promote or assist in the commission of observation w...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2662Intro
25%
As introduced, increases the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony for the offense of child endangerment by a parent or custodian of a child eight years of age or less if the parent or guardian knowingly exposes the child to, or know...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2536Intro
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As introduced, allows a prisoner of a county workhouse or jail to be released from custody on work release or otherwise allowed to leave the grounds of the county workhouse or jail for employment or to perform work in the community, whether paid or u...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1801Intro
25%
As introduced, allows a minor victim 30 years after the victim turns 18 years of age to sue the alleged perpetrator for any injury or illness stemming from the offense of trafficking for a commercial sex act. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 39.
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2048Intro
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As introduced, increases the limit on the amount of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine base, or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers that a pharmacy may sell or a person may purchase in a 30-day period from 5.76 grams to 7.2 grams;...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB1767Intro
25%
As introduced, expands the definition of "racketeering activity" to include committing, conspiring to commit, aiding, attempting to aid, soliciting, coercing, facilitating, or intimidating another person to commit the criminal offense of animal fight...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB0163Intro
25%
As introduced, authorizes a district attorney general investigating a report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation made pursuant to the Tennessee Adult Protection Act to seek all remedies made available under the Act or another criminal provision; autho...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB1973Intro
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As introduced, increases from 10 to 20, the number of calendar days after the 90 days from the date a child was surrendered that the department of children's services shall file a petition on behalf of an abandoned infant seeking termination of paren...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB1493Intro
25%
As introduced, authorizes a county election council to notify the Tennessee Constable Association, the Tennessee Constable Council, and the East Tennessee Constables Association of the election or appointment of a constable by electronic means. - Ame...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB1797Intro
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As introduced, prohibits the department from accepting anonymous reports of child abuse or neglect; requires the investigator of allegations of child abuse or neglect to provide the parent or person having control over a child who is the subject of t...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2277Intro
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As introduced, creates a registry of persons convicted of the criminal offense of domestic assault; requires the bureau to maintain the registry. - Amends TCA Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40.
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2599Intro
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As introduced, authorizes a law enforcement officer to execute a search warrant for medical records or a test to determine the alcohol or drug content, or both, of a person's blood anywhere in the state, rather than in the county in which the warrant...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2574Intro
25%
As introduced, increases from Class E and Class D to a Class C felony the classification of theft of a firearm valued at less than $60,000 and related offenses; specifies that it is a Class C felony to receive, possess, store, barter, sell, transfer,...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2789Intro
25%
As introduced, adds bipods to the list of items that are considered to be a firearms accessory for purposes of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2393Intro
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As introduced, shortens, from September 30 to September 15, the deadline in which opioid fund deposits, abatement strategies, and disbursement or expenses paid from the fund must be reported to executive and legislative branch officials. - Amends TCA...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2028Intro
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As introduced, requires the state to pay the cost of a court-ordered mental health evaluation and treatment for criminal defendants who have been charged with a misdemeanor and are believed to be incompetent to stand trial or for whom there is a ques...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2049Intro
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As introduced, requires the clerk of every court having jurisdiction of criminal offenses to include a $12.50 charge in every cost bill, to be remitted to the county government to provide support services for the purpose of promoting public safety at...
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2024-03-13
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TNSB2610Intro
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As introduced, prohibits an entity supported in whole or in part by public funds from knowingly providing meeting spaces or other forums, including, but not limited to, electronic and print platforms, to a designated entity by which the designated en...
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2024-03-13
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