Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB0254 Latest Draft

Bill / Draft Version Filed 01/29/2025

                             
HOUSE BILL 489 
 By Farmer 
 
SENATE BILL 254 
By Gardenhire 
 
 
SB0254 
001802 
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; 
Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal 
law. 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: 
 SECTION 1.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-36-105(2), is amended by 
deleting the subdivision and substituting: 
 (2)  Conduct statewide public education concerning the purposes and goals of 
this chapter and submit a report by February 1 of each year, to the committee of the 
house of representatives with jurisdiction over subject matters pertaining to criminal 
justice, judiciary committee of the senate, and fiscal review committee regarding the 
effectiveness of diversion of offenders from state correctional institutions; 
 SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.