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

SB 1633: 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.

In committee Last action May 15, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 945

Plain-language summary

SB 1633 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 13, 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: Tom Hatcher (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 945.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican).