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

HB 38: Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, requires a juvenile court, upon finding a child has committed a third or subsequent delinquent act, to enter an order of restitution against the parent, legal custodian, or guardian who had custody of the child at the time of the act for the expenses incurred by any law enforcement agency in responding to and investigating the delinquent act. - Amends TCA Title 37.

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 38 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on December 17, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, requires a juvenile court, upon finding a child has committed a third or subsequent delinquent act, to enter an order of restitution against the parent, legal custodian, or guardian who had custody of the child at the time of the act for the expenses incurred by any law enforcement agency in responding to and investigating the delinquent act. - Amends TCA Title 37. Primary sponsor: John Gillespie (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 20, 2025): Held on desk.

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. Held on desk.
  2. Reset on next avail. cal.
  3. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/20/2025
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
  10. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  11. Ref. to Judiciary Committee
  12. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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