2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0547: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to public safety.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the clerk of every court having jurisdiction of criminal offenses to include a $12.50 charge in every cost bill, to be remitted to the county government to provide support services for the purpose of promoting public safety at the sole discretion of the district attorney general; takes effect upon two-thirds vote of the county legislative body; requires a district attorney general receiving funding to submit an annual report. - Amends TCA Title 40.

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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
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/14/2025
28
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/2/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/12/2025
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/5/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/30/202512.1 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/29/202512.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/26/2025143.7 KB