Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 0221 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 40, relative to juvenile records.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 11, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 29, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, permits a court to use juvenile court records, including the disposition and evidence, in pretrial reports used to set bond for certain criminal offenses; requires the magistrate to consider the defendant's prior juvenile record in determining the defendant's risk of danger to the community. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 40.

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Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  4. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  6. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

  7. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/19/2025

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

  9. Meeting Canceled

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

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

  12. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025

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

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

  15. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  16. Placed behind the budget

  17. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

  20. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  23. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

  24. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  25. Comp. SB subst.

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 414

  28. Filed for introduction

  29. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  31. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2025

  32. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

  33. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025

  34. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0008)

  35. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5

  36. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  37. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  39. Subst. for comp. HB.

  40. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0040)

  41. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0509)

  42. Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 22, PNV 0

  43. Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 4/22/2025

  44. Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 2 - HA0509)

  45. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  46. Signed by Senate Speaker

  47. Signed by H. Speaker

  48. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  49. Signed by Governor.

  50. Pub. Ch. 414

  51. Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0221 do?
Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, permits a court to use juvenile court records, including the disposition and evidence, in pretrial reports used to set bond for certain criminal offenses; requires the magistrate to consider the defendant's prior juvenile record in determining the defendant's risk of danger to the community. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 40.
Who sponsors SB 0221?
SB 0221 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican) and Rose, Paul (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0221?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 11, 2024. Enacted.
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