AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [HB-291]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 533 to define terms; require the court, upon conviction of the defendant, to consider the defendant's status as a primary caretaker of a dependent child unless the defendant is a violent offender, the victim is a child, or a statute prohibits an alternative sentence; require the court, upon a finding that the defendant is a primary caretaker of a dependent child, to consider an alternative sentence; provide that the defendant shall have the right to present an alternative sentencing plan and a family impact statement
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HB-291: AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
To Families & Children (s) on 03/04/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to criminal justice. [HB-920]
As introduced, changes from April 1 to April 15, the date by which a county legislative body must submit to the judges of the general sessions criminal court of the county and the chairs of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over criminal matters a written report setting forth findings and the overall evaluation of the use of judicial commissioners. - Amends TCA Title 40.
HB-920: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to criminal justice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Cepicky
P2c, Caption Bill, Held On Desk - Pending Amdt. on 02/06/2025
AN ACT relating to driving under the influence. [HB-220]
Amend KRS 189A.010, relating to driving under the influence, to provide that a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence within a 10-year period is a Class D felony; provide that if a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 120 days; amend KRS 189A.040, 189A.200, 189A.240, and 281A.2102 to conform.
HB-220: AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
To Judiciary (s) on 03/04/2025
HB-907: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Title 40, Chapter 17, Part 1, relative to law enforcement investigatory privilege.
Sponsored by: Rep. Johnny Garrett
Action Def. In S/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee To 3/19/2025 on 03/12/2025
You have voted HB-907: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Title 40, Chapter 17, Part 1, relative to law enforcement investigatory privilege..
AN ACT relating to motor vehicle racing. [SB-96]
Amend KRS 189.505, relating to motor vehicle racing, to prohibit knowingly promoting, organizing, or facilitating a motor vehicle race upon any street or highway; amend KRS 189.993 to establish enhanced penalties for a violation of KRS 189.505, including vehicle impoundment, driver's license suspension, and forfeiture of a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.560, relating to driver's license suspension for violations of various penal and traffic laws, to provide that a person with a second or subsequent violation of KRS 189.505 shall be subject to suspension
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SB-96: AN ACT relating to motor vehicle racing.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Transportation (s) on 02/06/2025
AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty. [SB-101]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030 to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 640.040 to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a juvenile offender convicted of a capital offense; amend KRS 640.010 to define "serious intellectual disability" and "significant subaverage general intellectual functioning"; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, 532.100, and 533.010 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135,
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SB-101: AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
To Judiciary (s) on 02/06/2025
AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty. [SB-98]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030 to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 640.040 to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a juvenile offender convicted of a capital offense; amend KRS 640.010 to define "serious intellectual disability" and "significant subaverage general intellectual functioning"; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, 532.100, and 533.010 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135,
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SB-98: AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Judiciary (s) on 02/06/2025
HB-2417: Relating to the eligibility of certain wrongfully imprisoned persons for compensation and for the expunction of arrest records and files in the case.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Campos
Read First Time on 03/17/2025
You have voted HB-2417: Relating to the eligibility of certain wrongfully imprisoned persons for compensation and for the expunction of arrest records and files in the case..
You have voted HB-2407: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the failure of certain sex offenders to comply with sex offender registration requirements..
SB-841: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to the collection of DNA samples.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Stevens
Placed On Senate Judiciary Committee Calendar For 3/18/2025 on 03/17/2025
You have voted SB-841: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to the collection of DNA samples..