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

HB 629: Children - As introduced, authorizes a juvenile court to order a child who is accused of being delinquent or unruly and released prior to a hearing to wear a global positioning monitoring system device; if the court issues such an order, requires the entity operating the global positioning monitoring system to notify the probation officer or other entity ordered to take charge of the child if the child violates the instructions issued by the court upon release; requires students who are expelled for committing a zero tolerance offense for threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to undergo counseling and a mental health evaluation before returning to school. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 49.

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 629 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Children - As introduced, authorizes a juvenile court to order a child who is accused of being delinquent or unruly and released prior to a hearing to wear a global positioning monitoring system device; if the court issues such an order, requires the entity operating the global positioning monitoring system to notify the probation officer or other entity ordered to take charge of the child if the child violates the instructions issued by the court upon release; requires students who are expelled for committing a zero tolerance offense for threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to undergo counseling and a mental health evaluation before returning to school. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 49. Primary sponsor: Hardaway. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2025): No Action Taken.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
HardawayPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. No Action Taken
  2. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
  3. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  4. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
  6. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
  8. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  10. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
  11. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
  12. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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