HB 850 - SB 1032
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 12, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 850 - SB 1032
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires an official who is employed or contracted by the federal,
state, or local government within this state, or an agency or department thereof, to obtain a search
warrant that identifies the person or property that is the subject of a search prior to entering private
property to conduct a search. Establishes that such an officer is not required to obtain a search
warrant prior to entering private property to conduct a search if a judicially recognized exception to
the warrant requirement exists at the time of the search. Creates a Class C misdemeanor offense for
an officer to knowingly fail to obtain a search warrant when a search warrant is required.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• The proposed provisions are not estimated to represent a significant departure from the
current practice of law enforcement officers when executing a search on private property. It
is assumed that such officers can comply with the requirements in the normal course of
their duties.
• A person convicted of a Class C misdemeanor is assumed to serve an average of zero days
incarcerated.
• The legislation is not estimated to result in a significant number of Class C misdemeanor
convictions for noncompliance. Any increase in local expenditures related to incarceration
is estimated to be not significant.
• Based on the Fiscal Review Committee’s 2008 study and the Administrative Office of the
Courts’ 2012 study on collection of court costs, fees, and fines, collection in criminal cases
is insignificant; therefore, any increase in local revenue from fines is estimated to be not
significant.
• The courts can issue such warrants in the normal course of business within existing
resources.
• Any fiscal impact to state or local government is estimated to be not significant.
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CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director