Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1245 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 37 and Title 41, relative to juvenile facilities.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, decreases from six to four the number of hours a juvenile detention facility may delay a telephone call or in-person visit if a child is subject to disciplinary action. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37 and Title 41.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

  2. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  3. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to TACIR Calendar

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  7. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  8. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

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

  10. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  11. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0480)

  12. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  15. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/26/2026

  17. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  18. Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

  19. Senate Reset on Calendar for 2/26/2026

  20. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026

  21. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  22. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

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

  24. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  25. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  26. Intro., P1C.

  27. Filed for introduction

  28. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 131 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

public-safety labor
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1245 do?
Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, decreases from six to four the number of hours a juvenile detention facility may delay a telephone call or in-person visit if a child is subject to disciplinary action. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37 and Title 41.
Who sponsors HB 1245?
HB 1245 is sponsored by Reedy, Jay D. (Republican) and Harris, Torrey C. (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1245?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track HB 1245?
Track HB 1245 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 1245

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 1245

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →