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SB0222 • 2026

Criminal Procedure

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice.

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Sponsor
Taylor, Russell
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Changing Time for Sheriff to Report on Handgun Permit Applications

This bill changes the time limit from 30 days to 45 days for sheriffs to report information about handgun permit applications to the Department of Safety.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit from 30 days to 45 days for sheriffs to send information to the Department of Safety about an applicant's truthfulness on a handgun carry permit application.
  • Modifies Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Sheriffs in Tennessee
  • People applying for enhanced handgun carry permits

Terms To Know

Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit
A special type of permit that allows people to carry a concealed handgun.
Department of Safety
The government agency responsible for public safety in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the sheriff fails to report within 45 days.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect the overall process of issuing handgun permits.

Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB1027

Plain English: The amendment adds new sections to Tennessee Code Annotated to create a grant program aimed at improving violent crime clearance rates and victim support.

  • Adds a new part titled 'Tennessee Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Support (TN-VICTIMS) Act' to Title 38, Chapter 8 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
  • Establishes findings that highlight the importance of increasing clearance rates for violent crimes and outlines the need for additional resources in criminal justice agencies.
  • Defines key terms such as 'Academy', 'Bureau', 'Commission', 'Eligible Agencies', and 'Violent Crime'.
  • Creates a grant program to be administered by the Office of Criminal Justice Programs, aimed at improving strategies and initiatives related to violent crime clearance rates.
  • The amendment does not specify how much funding will be allocated for these grants.
  • It is unclear what specific activities eligible agencies can undertake with the grant funds.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0222

Plain English: The amendment adds new sections to Tennessee Code Annotated to create a grant program aimed at improving violent crime clearance rates and victim support.

  • Adds a new part titled 'Tennessee Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Support (TN-VICTIMS) Act' in Title 38, Chapter 8 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
  • Establishes findings that highlight the importance of increasing clearance rates for violent crimes to hold perpetrators accountable and deter future crime.
  • Defines key terms such as 'Academy', 'Bureau', 'Commission', 'Eligible agencies', and 'Violent crime'.
  • Creates a grant program for eligible law enforcement agencies to improve strategies for clearing violent crimes and supporting victims.
  • The amendment does not specify the exact amount of funding or how it will be allocated.
  • It is unclear what specific activities eligible agencies can undertake with the grants provided by this act.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  2. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  3. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  5. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  6. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  8. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  10. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  11. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  12. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  13. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  14. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  16. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  17. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  18. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  19. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  20. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  21. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  22. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  23. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  24. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

  25. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  26. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  27. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  28. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  29. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  31. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  32. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  33. 2025-01-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1027
By Russell

SENATE BILL 222
By Taylor
SB0222
001370
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38;
Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1351(g)(2), is amended by
deleting "thirty (30) days" and substituting instead "forty-five (45) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.