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HB1185 • 2026

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 27; Title 29; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice.

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Sponsor
Glynn, Yarbro
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about updates to other sections of Tennessee's laws beyond those directly mentioned.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Reporting Requirements

This bill changes when and how the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reports its narcotics investigations to legislative committees responsible for criminal matters.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for submitting annual written reports about narcotics investigations from 'each year' to March 1st each year.
  • Requires these reports to be sent to the committee with responsibility over criminal matters, not just the criminal justice committee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
  • Legislative committees responsible for criminal matters

Terms To Know

Narcotics investigations
Investigations into the illegal use, sale, or distribution of drugs.
Committee with jurisdiction over criminal matters
A group within the state legislature that deals specifically with laws and issues related to crime and punishment.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a report is submitted late.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect other types of reports or investigations by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
  • The exact impact on legislative processes is not detailed in the provided information.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1337
By Yarbro

HOUSE BILL 1185
By Glynn

HB1185
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8;
Title 27; Title 29; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title
40; Title 41; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 55,
relative to criminal justice.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-6-207, is amended by deleting
"each year to the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives" and substituting
"by March 1 of each year to the committee of the house of representatives with jurisdiction over
criminal matters".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.