SB 1319 - HB 1333
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 28, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 1319 - HB 1333
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires the Department of Safety (DOS) to submit a report to the
Governor, the Speaker of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by February
1 of each year that provides the number of individuals statewide and in each county that were
convicted for the commission of a violent crime, or for an offense that involved the display of a
deadly weapon, and the statutory penalty was enhanced because the defendant was an illegal alien.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-325(b), a court may enhance the statutory penalty up
to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole for a conviction under the
following circumstances:
o The conviction is for the commission of a violent crime and the defendant was an
illegal alien at the time the offense was committed; or,
o The conviction involves the use or display of a deadly weapon and the defendant
was an illegal alien at the time the offense was committed.
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-325(c), an arrest and subsequent conviction for
which such enhancement factors would apply must be reported to the DOS.
• Based on information provided by the DOS, it is assumed the department can compile and
submit the annual report within existing resources.
• Any fiscal impact to state or local government is therefore estimated to be not significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director