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

HB 34: Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, permits a court to use juvenile court records, including the disposition and evidence, in pretrial reports used to set bond for certain criminal offenses; requires the magistrate to consider the defendant's prior juvenile record in determining the defendant's risk of danger to the community. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 40.

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 34 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on December 11, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, permits a court to use juvenile court records, including the disposition and evidence, in pretrial reports used to set bond for certain criminal offenses; requires the magistrate to consider the defendant's prior juvenile record in determining the defendant's risk of danger to the community. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 40. Primary sponsor: John Gillespie (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 414.

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
John GillespiePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97

“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. 414
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
  8. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
  9. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
  10. Sponsor(s) Added.
  11. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
  12. Placed behind the budget

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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