Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 0222 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  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 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    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 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Criminal Procedure - As introduced, increases, from 30 to 45, the number of days a sheriff has to provide the department of safety with any information that is within the knowledge of the sheriff concerning an applicant's truthfulness on an application for an enhanced handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Placed behind the budget

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

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  19. Placed behind the budget

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

  23. Filed for introduction

  24. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  27. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  28. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  29. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  30. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  31. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  32. Sponsor change.

  33. Sponsor(s) Added.

  34. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  35. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  36. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0222 do?
Criminal Procedure - As introduced, increases, from 30 to 45, the number of days a sheriff has to provide the department of safety with any information that is within the knowledge of the sheriff concerning an applicant's truthfulness on an application for an enhanced handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
Who sponsors SB 0222?
SB 0222 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican) and Jackson, Ed (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0222?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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