Panel backs amendment letting sentencing judges set when DUI terms start
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to put an amendment on Senate Bill 13-02 clarifying that sentencing courts — not automatic scheduling rules — determine when a DUI sentence must begin, a change sponsors said preserves existing penalties while improving flexibility to coordinate with jail capacity and treatment programs.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced an amendment to Senate Bill 13-02 that clarifies when people convicted of DUI must begin serving jail terms. Sponsor Leader Johnson told the panel the change "would clarify that the sentencing court determines when an offender must begin serving a period of incarceration imposed for a violation of Tennessee's DUI statute," and stressed the amendment does not alter penalties or mandatory minimums.
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