Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the court clerk for processing and handling and t
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the court clerk for processing and handling and the remaining amount being transmitted to the county in which the offense occurred for the exclusive use of the victims assistance program previously designated by the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Section 40-24-109. SB2085 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 1115 by t
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Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026
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P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 4, 2026
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Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
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Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
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Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 18, 2026
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
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Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
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Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · Apr 1, 2026
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Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · Apr 1, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · Apr 8, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026 · Apr 8, 2026
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Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 14, 2026
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Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 14, 2026
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Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026 · Apr 14, 2026
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H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 · Apr 14, 2026
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Comp. SB subst. · Apr 21, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 21, 2026
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1115 · May 27, 2026
Senate
Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · Mar 16, 2026
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Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 · Mar 24, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Mar 31, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026 · Apr 13, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 3, PNV 1 · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Apr 20, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 21, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0971) · Apr 21, 2026
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Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 5, PNV 1 · Apr 21, 2026
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Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2026 · Apr 22, 2026
Senate
Senate refused to concur in amendment · Apr 23, 2026
Senate
Motion to lift from table adopted. · Apr 23, 2026
House
Motion to reconsider adopted. · Apr 23, 2026
House
H. Am. 1 reconsidered, withdrawn. · Apr 23, 2026
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Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 16, PNV 0 · Apr 23, 2026
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Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 30, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 30, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · May 7, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · May 11, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · May 22, 2026
Senate
The numbers
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Recorded votes
PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-23 · Passed · Ayes 77, Noes 16
REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-21 · Passed · Ayes 80, Noes 5, Present and not voting 1
Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-04-15 · Passed · Ayes 29, Noes 3, Present and not voting 1
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeSenate · 2026-03-16 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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