Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 1186 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 49, relative to juveniles.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 31, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Summary

Children - As introduced, authorizes a juvenile court to order a child who is accused of being delinquent or unruly and released prior to a hearing to wear a global positioning monitoring system device; if the court issues such an order, requires the entity operating the global positioning monitoring system to notify the probation officer or other entity ordered to take charge of the child if the child violates the instructions issued by the court upon release; requires students who are expelled for committing a zero tolerance offense for threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to undergo counseling and a mental health evaluation before returning to school. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  6. Meeting Canceled

  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  8. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25

  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  10. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025

  11. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  12. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  13. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  14. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  15. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  16. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  17. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  18. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  19. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  20. No Action Taken

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  23. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  24. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  25. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  26. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  27. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

  28. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  29. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025

  30. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  31. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  32. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  33. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  34. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  35. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  36. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  37. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1186 do?
Children - As introduced, authorizes a juvenile court to order a child who is accused of being delinquent or unruly and released prior to a hearing to wear a global positioning monitoring system device; if the court issues such an order, requires the entity operating the global positioning monitoring system to notify the probation officer or other entity ordered to take charge of the child if the child violates the instructions issued by the court upon release; requires students who are expelled for committing a zero tolerance offense for threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to undergo counseling and a mental health evaluation before returning to school. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 1186?
SB 1186 is sponsored by Akbari, Raumesh (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1186?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 31, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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