2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0501: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 37, relative to juvenile justice.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, creates the Tennessee juvenile justice review commission to review an appropriate sampling of juvenile justice cases and any critical incidents involving juveniles in order to provide the general assembly with findings and legislative recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 37.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/18/2025
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/3/2025
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 2
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0101)
Senate
3/31/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
Senate
4/3/2025
H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 95, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0501
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/16/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Signed by Governor.

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1
4/7/2025
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/31/2025
30
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/13/2025
88
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/3/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee
2/26/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2/18/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/11/202594.1 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/29/202594.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/15/2025122.0 KB