2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0850: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 44, relative to searches.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires officials who are employed or contracted by the federal government, the state government, or a local government within this state, or an agency or department thereof, to obtain a search warrant that identifies the person or property that is the subject of the search before entering private property, unless a judicially recognized exception to the warrant requirement exists. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 44.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
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
3/25/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Criminal Justice Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/20258.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20258.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/12/2025118.3 KB