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

SB 239: General Assembly, Directed Studies - As enacted, requires TACIR to study the availability of housing and other treatment facilities for juvenile offenders who have been adjudicated delinquent and committed to the department of children's services, and the availability of local juvenile detention centers and other facilities for the housing and treatment of juvenile offenders who have been detained by the juvenile court prior to an adjudicatory hearing; requires TACIR to report its findings and recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Enacted Last action May 15, 2025: Pub. Ch. 418

Plain-language summary

SB 239 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: General Assembly, Directed Studies - As enacted, requires TACIR to study the availability of housing and other treatment facilities for juvenile offenders who have been adjudicated delinquent and committed to the department of children's services, and the availability of local juvenile detention centers and other facilities for the housing and treatment of juvenile offenders who have been detained by the juvenile court prior to an adjudicatory hearing; requires TACIR to report its findings and recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Pub. Ch. 418.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican).