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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QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2026 Passed (1) upper pass 0 0 0 Apr 22, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (1) lower pass 0 0 0 Apr 20, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026… lower fail 0 0 0 Apr 20, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar &… lower pass 0 0 0 Apr 15, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to… lower pass 0 0 0 Apr 15, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means… lower pass 0 0 0 Apr 1, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary… lower pass 0 0 0 Mar 25, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0