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HB0629Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 49, relative to juveniles.

Introduced

Introduced by G.A. Hardaway, District 93

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, authorizes a juvenile court to order a child who is accused of being delinquent or unruly and released prior to a hearing to wear a global positioning monitoring system device; if the court issues such an order, requires the entity operating the global positioning monitoring system to notify the probation officer or other entity ordered to take charge of the child if the child violates the instructions issued by the court upon release; requires students who are expelled for committing a zero tolerance offense for threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to undergo counseling and a mental health evaluation before returning to school. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 49.

Where it stands

No Action Taken

April 9, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · April 1, 2025

6

Yes

1

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

8 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Fred Atchley12Yes
Lowell Russell21No
Richard Scarbrough33Yes
William Lamberth44Yes
Jason Powell53Yes
Clay Doggett70Yes
Mary Littleton78Yes
Gabby Salinas96Not Voting

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  6. Meeting Canceled

  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  8. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25

  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  10. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025

  11. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  12. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  13. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  14. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  15. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  16. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  17. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  18. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  19. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  20. No Action Taken

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