SB1186

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 49, relative to juveniles.

Introduced·2/6/25
Draft Text

SB1186 amends Tennessee juvenile laws to allow courts to order GPS monitoring for children and require mental health evaluations for expelled.

SB1186 amends Tennessee Code to allow courts to order GPS monitoring for children under certain conditions and to require mental health evaluations for students expelled for threatening mass violence. If a court appoints someone to take charge of a child, it may order the child to wear a GPS device and notify the appointed person if the child violates court instructions. Students expelled for threatening mass violence must undergo counseling and a mental health evaluation before returning to school, with costs borne by the student or their parents.

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Judiciary Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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Calendar

Mar 23

12:00 PM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Apr 8, 2025

1:00 PM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

History

Mar 25

Senate

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Mar 24

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

Mar 24

Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026