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

HB 797: Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires a juvenile court conducting a child custody, detention, or adjudicatory proceeding to conduct the proceeding in a dedicated courtroom provided by the county that is closest in proximity to an approved detention center. - 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 797 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires a juvenile court conducting a child custody, detention, or adjudicatory proceeding to conduct the proceeding in a dedicated courtroom provided by the county that is closest in proximity to an approved detention center. - Amends TCA Title 37. Primary sponsor: Kevin Vaughan (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 254.

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
Kevin VaughanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse95

“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. 254
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
  7. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
  8. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
  9. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025
  10. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025
  12. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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