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

HB 2023: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the court clerk for processing and handling and the remaining amount being transmitted to the county in which the offense occurred for the exclusive use of the victims assistance program previously designated by the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Section 40-24-109.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2023 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the court clerk for processing and handling and the remaining amount being transmitted to the county in which the offense occurred for the exclusive use of the victims assistance program previously designated by the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Section 40-24-109. Primary sponsor: Brock Martin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1115.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brock MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse79

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1115
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
  7. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
  8. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  11. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source