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

SB 444: Children and Youth, Commission on - As enacted, creates the Tennessee juvenile justice review commission to review an appropriate sampling of juvenile justice cases and any critical incidents involving juveniles in order to provide the general assembly with findings and legislative recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and 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

SB 444 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Children and Youth, Commission on - As enacted, creates the Tennessee juvenile justice review commission to review an appropriate sampling of juvenile justice cases and any critical incidents involving juveniles in order to provide the general assembly with findings and legislative recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 37. Primary sponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 281.

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
Ed JacksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“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. 281
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
  7. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025
  8. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  9. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
  10. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
  11. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  12. Filed for introduction

Sources

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