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Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Tennessee 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.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Latest action(May 15, 2026): Pub. Ch. 945

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Apr 22, 2026
Senate		FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2026 Passed (1)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 20, 2026
House		HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (2)failSet your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 20, 2026
House		FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (1)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 15, 2026
House		HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (4)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 15, 2026
House		HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (3)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 1, 2026
House		HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (5)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Mar 25, 2026
House		HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (6)passSet your home in Tennessee to see

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