Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 720
Sentencing - As introduced, reduces the percentage of sentence that a person convicted of first degree murder on or after July 1, 1995, and sentenced to life imprisonment is required to serve before becoming eligible for release from 100 percent of 60 years less sentence credits earned and retained to 60 percent of 60 years less sentence credits earned and retained; prohibits a defendant becoming eligible for parole before serving 25 years of the sentence, if the defendant was 25 years of age or younger at the time of the offense, or 30 years of the sentence, if the defendant was 26 years of age or older at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Dixie (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 10, 2025): Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 10, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Feb 6, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction