SB 451 – HB 1225
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 1, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 451 – HB 1225
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires sexual and violent sexual offenders to disclose the name,
physical and mailing address, and phone number of any church, temple, or other religious group or
organization in this state where the offender is a registered member. Specifies that this information
will be considered public. Requires the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations (TBI) to provide all
public information about a sexual or violent sexual offender to any such religious group or
organization when the offender registers or updates a registration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES General Fund
FY25-26 $47,000
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 40-39-203 and 40-39-206, persons convicted in this state
of sexual or violent sexual offenses are required to register as offenders and disclose certain
information to the TBI under penalty of perjury. Information including, but not limited to,
the offender’s complete name, date of birth, home address, and criminal offense the
offender has been convicted of must be available for public inspection.
• The proposed legislation requires a sexual or violent sexual offender to disclose, in addition
to the information required under current law, the name, address, and the phone number of
any church, temple, or other religious group or organization in this state where the offender
is a registered member.
• Based on information provided by the TBI, the proposed legislation will require various
software updates to the sex offender registry (SOR) database and mobile app.
• The TBI’s relevant vendor for the SOR database estimates that creating new fields for the
religious organization contact information, updating the registration form, authorizing the
public website to access the information, and transmitting the information to the National
Crime Information Center will result in one-time costs of $25,000.
• The TBI’s relevant vendor estimated costs of $22,000 for similar changes to the SOR
mobile app.
• The total increase in state expenditures in FY25-26 is therefore estimated to be $47,000
($25,000 database + $22,000 mobile app).
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CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director