SB 1170 - HB 1372
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 19, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Arielle Woodmore | Email: arielle.woodmore@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 1170 - HB 1372
SUMMARY OF BILL: Eliminates the criminal offense of criminal responsibility for
conduct of another and criminal responsibility for facilitation of a felony.
Revises the definition of first-degree murder to exclude the killing of another committed in the
perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate any first-degree murder, arson, robbery, burglary, theft,
kidnapping, vandalism, aggravated abuse of an elderly or vulnerable adult, aggravated neglect of an
elderly or vulnerable adult, aggravated child abuse, aggravated child neglect, or aircraft piracy.
FISCAL IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES Incarceration
FY25-26 ($2,820,200)
FY26-27 ($4,682,600)
FY27-28 ($5,916,500)
Assumptions:
• Passage of the proposed legislation will make the offense of criminal responsibility for
conduct of another and criminal responsibility for the facilitation of the commission of a
felony no longer a crime.
• It is reasonably assumed that admissions for first-degree murder will decrease by 10 percent
as a result of removing the killing of another in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate
outlined offenses. Further, it is assumed these offenders will be convicted of the Class D
felony under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-215 of reckless homicide.
• Utilizing information provided by the Department of Correction, the fiscal impact related
to the proposed legislation has been determined using numerous and complex calculations.
These calculations have been omitted from this fiscal note for the purpose of brevity.
However, the calculations used for determining the following fiscal impact are on file with
Fiscal Review Committee staff and can be provided upon request.
• Based on population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, population growth in Tennessee
averaged 1.24 percent per year (from 2021 to 2024).
• The weighted average operational costs per inmate per day are estimated to be $62.02 for
inmates housed at state facilities and $50.51 for inmates housed at local facilities.
• The decrease in incarceration costs is estimated to be the following over the next three-year
period:
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Decrease in State Expenditures
Amount Fiscal Year
($2,820,200) FY25-26
($4,682,600) FY26-27
($5,916,500) FY27-28
• The estimated fiscal impact of the proposed legislation does not consider the availability of
beds in state and local facilities, but is based solely on the current operating costs of state
facilities and the reimbursement rates for local facilities as is required by Tenn. Code Ann. §
9-4-210.
• All calculations used in completion of this fiscal note are available upon request.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director