Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HB0854 Compare Versions

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2		-	SENATE BILL 856
3		-	By Taylor
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5	4		HOUSE BILL 854
6	5		By Lamberth
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9	8		HB0854
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13	12		AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24;
14	13		Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal procedure.
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16	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
17	16		SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-115(b), is amended by adding
18	17		the following as a new subdivision:
19	18		( ) Reliable hearsay evidence, including, but not limited to, computer printouts of
20	19		state and federal criminal records maintained by the Tennessee bureau of investigation
21	20		and the federal bureau of investigation, if the defendant is accorded a fair opportunity to
22	21		rebut any reliable hearsay evidence considered by the magistrate.
23	22		SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-118(b), is amended by
24	23		redesignating the current language as subdivision (b)(1) and adding the following new
25	24		subdivision (b)(2):
26	25		(2) In determining the amount of bail necessary to reasonably assure the
27	26		appearance of the defendant while at the same time protecting the safety of the public,
28	27		the magistrate may consider reliable hearsay evidence, including, but not limited to,
29	28		computer printouts of state and federal criminal records maintained by the Tennessee
30	29		bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation, if the defendant is
31	30		accorded a fair opportunity to rebut any reliable hearsay evidence considered by the
32	31		magistrate.
33	32		SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.