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TN HB1333

TN HB1333
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55, and to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. -- HB 6001 / SB 6002), relative to non-United States citizens.


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Introduced
02/06/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As introduced, requires, by February 1 of each year, the department to submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives that provides the number of individuals for whom a court enhanced their statutory penalty because either the conviction is for the commission of a violent crime and the defendant was an illegal alien or the conviction involved the use or display of a deadly weapon and the defendant was an illegal alien. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Safety to submit an annual report by February 1st detailing the number of individuals who received enhanced criminal penalties under specific circumstances related to non-U.S. citizens. Specifically, the report must include the total number of cases statewide and per county where a court increased a defendant's statutory penalty due to two conditions: (1) the defendant was an undocumented immigrant convicted of a violent crime, or (2) the defendant was an undocumented immigrant and the conviction involved using or displaying a deadly weapon. The bill amends multiple sections of Tennessee Code Annotated, including Titles 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 55, with the new reporting requirement taking effect immediately upon becoming law. The purpose appears to be tracking enhanced sentencing for criminal offenses committed by non-U.S. citizens, potentially to provide more detailed information about immigration-related criminal justice outcomes to state leadership.

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (on 02/12/2025)

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