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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 188
HOUSE BILL NO. 78
By Representatives Stevens, Fritts
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 238
By Senators Taylor, Bowling
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to
violations of condition of release.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-154, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(e) Venue for prosecution under this section is the county in which the conduct
constituting the violation of a condition of release occurred; however, if one (1) or more
elements of the offense are committed in one (1) county and one (1) or more elements in
another county, then the offense may be prosecuted in either county.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming law, the public welfare requiring it.
HOUSE BILL NO. - -78 - -
PASSED: April 3, 2025
CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
APPROVED this 11 tL day of A{::r, I 2025
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