HJR 48
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
January 18, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Christine Drescher | Email: christine.drescher@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HJR 48
SUMMARY OF BILL: Proposes amending Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of
Tennessee to expand the rights of victims of crime.
FISCAL IMPACT:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES Mandatory
FY26-27 $9,400
Article II, Section 24 of the Tennessee Constitution provides that: no law of general application shall impose increased expenditure
requirements on cities or counties unless the General Assembly shall provide that the state share in the cost.
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Article XI, Section 3 of the Constitution of Tennessee, following passage by
two successive General Assemblies, the proposed amendatory language is submitted to the
people for a vote at the next general election in which a Governor is to be chosen.
• The proposed constitutional amendment language received its first General Assembly
passage with House Joint Resolution 94 on February 26, 2024.
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-5-211(b), at least five days before the beginning of early
voting, the county election commission shall either publish a sample ballot in a newspaper
of general circulation or mail the sample ballot to every active registered voter.
• The requirement to add this constitutional amendment to the 2026 general election ballot
will increase the size of the sample ballot to be published and subsequently increase printing
costs.
• The one-time increase in local expenditures in FY26-27 for publishing costs is estimated to
be $9,400 based upon the cost of recent publications incurred by the Secretary of State.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director