Criminal Offenses

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included a claim that people arrested for marijuana offenses would be directly affected by the bill, which is not supported by the official source material.

Marijuana Arrest Study

This bill requires TACIR to study marijuana arrests in Tennessee from 2015 to 2025 and report findings on demographic data and locations of arrest.

What This Bill Does

• Requires TACIR to conduct a study on marijuana-related arrests made between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2025.
• Includes demographic information such as race, age, gender in the report.
• Includes location data for each arrest in the report.
• Requires TACIR to submit a final report by January 31, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR)
• State departments and agencies that must provide assistance for the study

Terms To Know

Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR)

A state agency that studies and reports on intergovernmental issues.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the study will be funded beyond existing resources.
• It is unclear what actions, if any, might follow based on TACIR's recommendations.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 2514
By Oliver

HOUSE BILL 2440
By McKenzie
HB2440
012272
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
relative to marijuana arrests.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 10, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
4-10-123.
(a) The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR)
shall study and prepare a report on arrests made in this state that involved marijuana.
All appropriate state departments and agencies shall provide assistance to TACIR in
connection with the study. On or before January 31, 2027, TACIR shall report its
findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the chair of the
committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over judiciary matters, the
chair of the judiciary committee of the senate, and the legislative librarian. It is the
legislative intent that this study must be conducted from TACIR's existing resources.
(b) The study and report must include:
(1) Arrests made between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2025;
(2) Demographic data of arrestees, including race, age, and gender; and
(3) Location of each arrest.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.