2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0077: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Chapter 1007 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to juvenile offenders.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires a juvenile 16 years of age or older accused of a delinquent act to be transferred from juvenile court to criminal court to be tried as an adult if the juvenile has a prior adjudication of delinquency for any offense and the juvenile court finds probable cause to believe the juvenile committed the delinquent act. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Chapter 1007 of the Public Acts of 2024.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/21/202511.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/8/202511.4 KB