2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0314: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 29-13-106, relative to criminal injuries compensation.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the state treasurer to compare the maximum award limit for the criminal injuries compensation program with the average of the maximum award limits of other states and territories every three years beginning January 1, 2026, rather than by October 1 of each year; requires the state treasurer to publish an adjustment to the maximum award on the department of treasury website by no later than March 1 of the comparison year; declares that the determination and publication of the adjusted maximum award is not a rule as defined in statute and is exempt from the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-106.

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Bill History

1/22/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Meeting Canceled
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0375

Amendment 1-0 to HB0314

4/9/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/9/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
4/1/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/22/202510.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/14/2025160.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/10/2025158.1 KB