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

HB 489: Criminal Procedure - As enacted, requires a defendant who is ordered to wear a transdermal monitoring device or alternative device, including other alternative alcohol or drug monitoring device, or global positioning monitoring device, as a condition of pretrial release, and who has not been determined by the court to be indigent, to pay all fees associated with the installation, monitoring, maintenance, and operation of the device. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

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 489 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Procedure - As enacted, requires a defendant who is ordered to wear a transdermal monitoring device or alternative device, including other alternative alcohol or drug monitoring device, or global positioning monitoring device, as a condition of pretrial release, and who has not been determined by the court to be indigent, to pay all fees associated with the installation, monitoring, maintenance, and operation of the device. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55. Primary sponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1051.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Clay DoggettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse70

“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. 1051
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
  8. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
  10. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
  11. Ref. to Judiciary Committee
  12. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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