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| 2 | 2 | HOUSE BILL 33 | |
| 3 | 3 | By Gillespie | |
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| 5 | 5 | SENATE BILL 218 | |
| 6 | 6 | By Taylor | |
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| 9 | 9 | SB0218 | |
| 10 | 10 | 000528 | |
| 11 | 11 | - 1 - | |
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| 13 | 13 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, | |
| 14 | 14 | relative to pretrial release for certain offenses. | |
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| 16 | 16 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-115, is amended by adding | |
| 18 | 18 | the following new subsection: | |
| 19 | 19 | (f) | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) There is a presumption that a defendant should not be released on | |
| 21 | 21 | the defendant's personal recognizance if the defendant is charged with an | |
| 22 | 22 | offense that involved the use or display of a firearm or resulted in the serious | |
| 23 | 23 | bodily injury or death of the victim. As used in this subsection (f), the terms | |
| 24 | 24 | "firearm" and "serious bodily injury" mean the same as defined in ยง 39-11-106. | |
| 25 | 25 | (2) If a magistrate or other official authorized to admit a defendant to bail | |
| 26 | 26 | determines that the presumption established by subdivision (f)(1) has been | |
| 27 | 27 | rebutted, then the magistrate or such official must include in the bail order written | |
| 28 | 28 | findings for each factor listed in subsection (b). | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |