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SB0374Introduced in the Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 12; Title 16; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to juvenile detention facilities.

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Introduced by Paul Rose, District 32

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, requires the department of children's services to study the need for a new juvenile detention facility to be constructed in the western grand division of this state that would serve the detention and treatment needs of juveniles in that grand division; requires the department to report its findings and recommendations to the judiciary committee of the senate and the committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice in the house of representatives on or before January 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 12; Title 16; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Where it stands

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 1

April 21, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 1 · April 21, 2025

9

Yes

1

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

11 senators recorded in this Senate 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 senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Bo Watson11Yes
Ken Yager12Yes
Ferrell Haile18Yes
Jeff Yarbro21No
Bill Powers22Yes
John Stevens24Yes
Page Walley26Yes
Jack Johnson27Yes
Joseph Hensley28Yes
Paul Rose32Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 2

  8. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  9. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  10. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  11. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 1

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