Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1525: Sentencing - As enacted, requires a sentencing court to order the sentences for two or more offenses involving more than one minor victim to run consecutively unless the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts of the case do not warrant the imposition of consecutive sentences and the imposition of consecutive sentences would not be in the best interest of justice. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Enacted Last action May 15, 2026: Pub. Ch. 945

Plain-language summary

HB 1525 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Sentencing - As enacted, requires a sentencing court to order the sentences for two or more offenses involving more than one minor victim to run consecutively unless the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts of the case do not warrant the imposition of consecutive sentences and the imposition of consecutive sentences would not be in the best interest of justice. - Amends TCA Title 40. Primary sponsor: Tommy Stinnett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Pub. Ch. 945.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Tommy Stinnett (Republican).