2023-2024 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB2961: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38, relative to crime labs.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, directs the Tennessee advisory committee on intergovernmental relations (TACIR), with the assistance of the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the district attorneys general conference, and the department of safety, to study the feasibility of a Shelby County crime lab and the impact of such a crime lab on public health, safety, education, housing, and the economy for citizens and visitors of Shelby County, the city of Memphis, this state, and the Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi tri-state region; requires TACIR to submit a report of the study findings to the general assembly by January 14, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38.

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Bill History

1/31/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2024
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2024
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
House of Representatives
3/14/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2024
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2024
House of Representatives
3/27/2024
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2024
House of Representatives
3/27/2024
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/9/2024
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/31/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee(House of Representatives)
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 19
Republican: 61

Primary Sponsor

G.A. Hardaway
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (79)

John Gillespie
Republican
Joe Towns
Democrat
Larry Miller
Democrat
Dwayne Thompson
Democrat
Jesse Chism
Democrat
Karen Camper
Democrat
Patsy Hazlewood
Republican
Torrey Harris
Democrat
Justin Pearson
Democrat
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Mark White
Republican
Kevin Vaughan
Republican
Clay Doggett
Republican
Bob Freeman
Democrat
Bud Hulsey
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
Ronnie Glynn
Democrat
Jay Reedy
Republican
Vincent Dixie
Democrat
Dennis Powers
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Sam Whitson
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Bo Mitchell
Democrat
Caleb Hemmer
Democrat
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Brock Martin
Republican
Tim Hicks
Republican
John Holsclaw
Republican
Ron Gant
Republican
Iris Rudder
Republican
Aftyn Behn
Democrat
Bryan Richey
Republican
Dave Wright
Republican
Michael Hale
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Rusty Grills
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
William Slater
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Michele Carringer
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
Gloria Johnson
Democrat
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Gary Hicks
Republican
William Lamberth
Republican
Curtis Johnson
Republican
John Clemmons
Democrat
Chris Todd
Republican
Robert Stevens
Republican
Timothy Hill
Republican
Gino Bulso
Republican
Greg Martin
Republican
Mike Sparks
Republican
Susan Lynn
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Clark Boyd
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
Kirk Haston
Republican
Jeff Burkhart
Republican
Charlie Baum
Republican
Tandy Darby
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Kelly Keisling
Republican
Mark Cochran
Republican
Kip Capley
Republican
Darren Jernigan
Democrat
Justin Jones
Democrat
Harold Love
Democrat
Kevin Raper
Republican
Chris Hurt
Republican
Todd Warner
Republican
Ron Travis
Republican
Sabi Kumar
Republican
Monty Fritts
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/1/20248.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/31/20248.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/9/202487.8 KB