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SB0600 • 2026

Criminal Procedure

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 16; Title 18; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to pretrial release.

Crime
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Sponsor
Rose, Doggett
Last action
2025-04-01
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on implementation timelines or adoption rates by courts.

Changes to Pretrial Release Procedures

This bill allows the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts to send discharge forms for pretrial release electronically.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows courts to distribute a form electronically that is usually sent to law enforcement when someone who was under conditions of release is discharged or released from those conditions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Courts and judges in Tennessee
  • Law enforcement agencies

Terms To Know

Pretrial Release
The process of allowing a person accused of a crime to be free before their trial, often with certain conditions.
Administrative Office of the Courts
A state agency that helps manage and support court operations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how or when exactly these changes will be implemented.
  • It is unclear if all courts in Tennessee will adopt this electronic distribution method immediately.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  3. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  4. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  5. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. 2025-03-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  8. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  10. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  12. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  15. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2025

  16. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  17. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  18. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  19. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  20. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  21. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  22. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  24. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  25. 2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 575
By Doggett

SENATE BILL 600
By Rose

SB0600
001611
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 9; Title 16; Title 18; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40;
Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 68 and Title 71,
relative to pretrial release.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-150, is amended by adding
the following at the end of subdivision (j)(2):
The administrative office of the courts may distribute the form electronically.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.