AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 49, relative to juveniles.
Summary
SB1026 makes a narrow change to Tennessee’s juvenile justice and education-related statutes by amending Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-3-103(a)(1)(B). The bill changes a statutory date from September 1 to October 1. Based on the cited code section, this appears to adjust a deadline or eligibility cutoff tied to juvenile-related school or court procedures, rather than creating a new program or policy.
The bill is short and technical, with no additional substantive provisions beyond the date change. It takes effect immediately upon becoming law because the public welfare requires it.
Impact
The bill amends one provision in Title 37, which governs juveniles, and may indirectly affect related administrative timelines for schools, courts, or juvenile-related agencies that rely on the September 1 date. Because the bill also references multiple titles in its caption, it is framed broadly within juvenile-related law, but the operative text only changes a single statutory date. No other statutes are directly amended by the bill text provided.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee discussion or vote history in the provided materials, so the public or legislative sentiment cannot be measured directly from the record here. The bill’s language suggests a routine, noncontroversial technical adjustment, and the immediate effective date indicates it was treated as time-sensitive or administratively necessary. In the absence of debate or opposition, the available context points to a neutral-to-supportive posture.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided transcript or voting history. If any concern existed, it would likely have centered on the practical effect of moving the deadline from September 1 to October 1 and whether that change alters eligibility, compliance timing, or administrative workload for juvenile-related programs. However, the record supplied does not identify any opposing arguments or named stakeholders.
Crossfiled
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 49, relative to juveniles.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 65, relative to firearms.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 65, relative to firearms.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65, relative to weapons.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65, relative to weapons.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65, relative to firearms.