Tennessee · 114
HB 1525
Sentencing - As enacted, requires a sentencing court to order the sentences for two or more offenses involving more than one minor victim to run consecutively unless the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts of the case do not warrant the imposition of consecutive sentences and the imposition of consecutive sentences would not be in the best interest of justice. - Amends TCA Title 40.
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Tennessee HB 1525 amends TCA Title 40 to require sentencing courts to order consecutive sentences for two or more offenses involving more than one minor victim. This mandate applies unless the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the case facts do not warrant consecutive sentences and that such sentences would not serve the best interest of justice.
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Sponsors
- Tommy Stinnett Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2026 Passed (1) | upper | — | e2015b0f-7e06-4f90-9a9b-9f8c6d58efd2 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e2015b0f-7e06-4f90-9a9b-9f8c6d58efd2 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (1) | lower | — | 9d27dcb4-ea51-4a86-bbe6-d47b3800155c | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 20, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d27dcb4-ea51-4a86-bbe6-d47b3800155c CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026… | lower | — | 89ae869a-06b1-4ceb-b1e0-a5785c651ac7 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 20, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89ae869a-06b1-4ceb-b1e0-a5785c651ac7 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar &… | lower | — | 36c7b4d7-b692-4c62-8973-bc338ae34e2a | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/36c7b4d7-b692-4c62-8973-bc338ae34e2a CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to… | lower | — | 235820b7-3231-4096-a848-d37c9f21a8f3 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/235820b7-3231-4096-a848-d37c9f21a8f3 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means… | lower | — | 9ce45413-ae5a-41b8-9bcd-fd2c136dc203 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 1, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9ce45413-ae5a-41b8-9bcd-fd2c136dc203 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary… | lower | — | 2d832922-add8-4a7b-bd51-b235f22f67f8 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 25, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2d832922-add8-4a7b-bd51-b235f22f67f8 CC0-1.0 |