HB1229

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 33, relative to forfeiture.

Complete·5/13/25

Tennessee HB1229 amends the state's forfeiture laws by removing specific language from Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-33-205(a).

Tennessee HB1229 modifies Tennessee's forfeiture statutes by deleting the phrase "cost bond or" from Section 40-33-205(a) of the Tennessee Code Annotated. This change takes effect on July 1, 2025, and applies to seizures that occur on or after that date. The bill aims to streamline the forfeiture process by eliminating certain legal terminology.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

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0 Nay

Calendar

Apr 8, 2025

3:00 PM

House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Hearing

Apr 2, 2025

10:30 AM

House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Hearing

History

May 13, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 319

Apr 15, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

Apr 15, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.