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

SB 300: Sentencing - As enacted, generally requires a person convicted of a Class A misdemeanor in general sessions court to pay for and complete a cognitive behavioral training course; requires the offender to provide proof of course completion to the court or the court’s designee within the time period specified by the court. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-302.

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

SB 300 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Sentencing - As enacted, generally requires a person convicted of a Class A misdemeanor in general sessions court to pay for and complete a cognitive behavioral training course; requires the offender to provide proof of course completion to the court or the court’s designee within the time period specified by the court. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-302. Primary sponsor: Kerry Roberts (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 481.

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
Kerry RobertsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“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. 481
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
  4. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  5. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025
  6. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
  7. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/8/2025
  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
  9. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
  10. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
  11. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
  12. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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