HB0034

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 40, relative to juvenile records.

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Tennessee HB0034 amends juvenile records laws to restrict use of juvenile dispositions and evidence in non-juvenile court proceedings.

Tennessee HB0034 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 40, relative to juvenile records. The bill restricts the use of a child's juvenile disposition and evidence from juvenile court hearings in any court other than a juvenile court, except in specific circumstances. These exceptions include pretrial reports used to set bonds, dispositional proceedings after a felony conviction for a presentence investigation, and certain firearm-related criminal prosecutions.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

27 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 12, 2025

10:30 AM

House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Hearing

Mar 5, 2025

12:00 PM

House Judiciary Committee Hearing

History

May 15, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 414

Apr 22, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.

Apr 22, 2025

House

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