You have voted HB-371: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-35-302, relative to sentencing requirements for certain misdemeanor offenders..
You have voted SB-300: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-35-302, relative to sentencing requirements for certain misdemeanor offenders..
Relating To Crimes Against Elders. [HB-963]
Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was sixty years of age or older. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
HB-963: Relating To Crimes Against Elders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Received From House (hse. Com. No. 308). on 03/06/2025
Relating To Penalties. [HB-836]
Mandates courts to impose an enhanced sentence for theft and burglary offenses over a certain property value threshold. Increases penalties for habitual property crime perpetrators. Targets fencing operations and imposes enhanced sentencing to those who knowingly receive stolen property or resell such property.
HB-836: Relating To Penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Introduced And Pass First Reading. on 01/23/2025
Relating To Dangerous Drugs. [HB-580]
Establishes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree if the conviction is predicated on the possession of methamphetamine or fentanyl, and progressive mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment if the person has prior convictions predicated on the trafficking of methamphetamine or the possession of methamphetamine or fentanyl.
HB-580: Relating To Dangerous Drugs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Holt
Introduced And Pass First Reading. on 01/21/2025
Relating To Sentencing. [SB-990]
Requires the court to impose a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without possibility of parole or probation for a person convicted of a sexual assault offense.
SB-990: Relating To Sentencing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Referred To Jdc. on 01/23/2025
Relating To Sentencing. [SB-778]
Prohibits emerging adult defendants from being sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. (SD1)
SB-778: Relating To Sentencing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Pass First Reading on 03/06/2025
Relating To Orders For Protection. [HB-383]
Reinstates mandatory minimum jail sentences for successive violations of the same order for protection. Removes the distinction between domestic and non-domestic violations of an order for protection. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-383: Relating To Orders For Protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadine Nakamura
Reported From Hsh (stand. Com. Rep. No. 668) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jha. on 02/14/2025
Relating To Elder Crime Victims. [HB-385]
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age. Raises the threshold age from 60 years of age or older to 65 years of age or older.
HB-385: Relating To Elder Crime Victims.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadine Nakamura
Referred To Hsh, Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Sentencing Of Minor Defendants. [SB-544]
Requires courts to consider certain factors when sentencing a person convicted as an adult for an offense that the person committed when the person was a minor. Allows courts to reduce a mandatory minimum period of incarceration or depart from a mandatory sentencing enhancement if the court determines that the reduction or departure is warranted given certain factors.
SB-544: Relating To Sentencing Of Minor Defendants.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
The Committee On Jha Recommend That The Measure Be Passed, With Amendments. The Votes Were As Follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes With Reservations: None; 0 Noes: None; And 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. on 03/14/2025
Relating To Elder Crime Victims. [SB-278]
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age. Raises the threshold age from 60 years of age or older to 65 years of age or older.
SB-278: Relating To Elder Crime Victims.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Referred To Hhs, Jdc. on 01/21/2025
Relating To Orders For Protection. [SB-276]
Reinstates mandatory minimum jail sentences for successive violations of the same order for protection. Removes the distinction between domestic and non-domestic violations of an order for protection. Eliminates the court's ability to suspend mandatory minimum sentences.
SB-276: Relating To Orders For Protection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Referred To Jdc. on 01/21/2025
Relating To Sentencing. [HB-103]
Prohibits emerging adult defendants from being sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. (SD1)
HB-103: Relating To Sentencing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amy Perruso
Filed. on 03/19/2025