Tennessee House Bill HB1185

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/6/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 27; Title 29; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice.

Summary

HB1185 makes a narrow administrative change to Tennessee law governing a required annual report related to criminal justice. Specifically, it amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 38-6-207 to change the recipient of the report from the House Criminal Justice Committee to the House committee with jurisdiction over criminal matters, and it sets a deadline of March 1 each year for submission. The bill does not create new criminal penalties, change substantive criminal procedure, or alter the duties of affected agencies beyond the reporting requirement. Its practical effect is to update committee terminology and clarify the timing and destination of the annual report within the House of Representatives.

Impact

The bill amends a single reporting statute in Title 38, which governs law enforcement and criminal justice administration. It shifts the statutory reference from a specifically named committee to the House committee with jurisdiction over criminal matters and adds a March 1 filing deadline, thereby updating legislative oversight language without materially changing the underlying reporting obligation for the relevant state entity.

Sentiment

Based on the available record, the bill appears to be noncontroversial and procedural in nature. There are no committee transcripts, recorded votes, or other discussion snippets indicating opposition or debate, and the measure’s limited scope suggests it was intended as a housekeeping update rather than a substantive policy change.

Contention

No specific points of contention are evident in the provided materials. Because the bill only revises the recipient and timing of an annual report, any disagreement would likely have centered on committee jurisdiction or administrative clarity rather than on criminal justice policy. However, the record provided does not show any expressed objections or competing viewpoints.