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                            PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 627

                                                  HOUSE BILL NO. 1748

                    By Representatives Wright, Doggett, Moon, Lamberth, Stinnett

                                       Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1845

                                            By Senators Hatcher, Jackson

         AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-419, relative to the
electronic monitoring indigency fund.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-4190), is amended by deleting
subdivisions (2) and (3) and substituting:

                    (2) The person ordered to use an ignition interlock device shall provide the
          selected provider and the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction over the person with:

                              (A) Documentation demonstrating that the person is either qualified to
                    receive or is receiving funds on the date the person was ordered to use the
                    device from at least one (1) of the sources listed in subdivision (h)(4); and

                              (8) An authorization and consent for the state treasurer to obtain or
                    access documentation or information from state or federal agencies verifying that
                   the person is either qualified to receive or is receiving funds on the date the
                    person was ordered to use the device from at least one (1) of the sources listed
                    in subdivision (h)(4).

                    (3) In addition to providing the information pursuant to subdivision 0)(1),
          providers shall also provide:

                              (A) The state treasurer with the documentation and information
                    referenced in subdivision 0)(2), for persons ordered to use an ignition interlock
                    device; and

                              (8) The respective local government with the affidavit of indigency, and
                    other information considered by the court to determine whether the person is
                    indigent, for a person ordered to use an alternative device.

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-4190), is amended by adding a
new subdivision:

                    (4) In order to verify that a person is receiving or is eligible to receive funds from
          at least one (1) of the sources listed in subdivision (h)(4), the state treasurer is
          authorized to enter into memoranda of understanding with appropriate state agencies.
          The appropriate state agencies, as identified by the state treasurer, shall fully cooperate
          with the exchange of documentation or information, as permitted by applicable laws and
          rules.

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         HOUSE BILL NO. 1748

PASSED:  March 9, 2026

                        CAMERON""SEXTON,SPEAKER
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                                      SPEAKER OF HE SENATE

APPROVED this JjoiJ.. day of fV\o.r~  2026

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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR