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Votes at a glance: House Criminal Justice Committee advances dozens of bills, sends several to study or first calendar
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Summary
On April 1, 2025, the House Criminal Justice Committee handled a large calendar: it sent multiple bills to full judiciary (many as amended), rolled several to first calendar of 2026, took several bills off notice, and sent one bill to summer study. This roundup lists each bill or motion recorded in committee and the formal outcome.
The House Criminal Justice Committee took votes and procedural actions on numerous bills at its April 1, 2025 meeting. Below are the formal actions the committee recorded during the hearing.
Votes and formal outcomes (selected items from committee record):
- House Bill 3 14 (amendment code 4898): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 3 14 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 8 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present not voting.
- House Bill 7 69: As amended, committee voted to send HB 7 69 to full judiciary. Clerk reported 8 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 13 52 (amendment code 5267): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 13 52 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 13 53 (amendment code 4512): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 13 53 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 6 50 (Representative Parkinson): Motion made to roll to first calendar of 2026; committee approved the roll.
- House Bill 8 36 (Representative Miller, legalization bill): Previous question called; objection was sustained and the committee voted — clerk reported 2 ayes, 7 nays; the motion to send the bill failed.
- House Bill 9 81 (Representative Miller): Sponsor took the bill off notice; committee recorded HB 9 81 as off notice without objection.
- House Bill 10 82 (Leader Camper): Sponsor and members discussed alignment with federal law regarding machine‑gun conversion devices ("Glock switches"); committee took HB 10 82 off notice after sponsor requested it.
- House Bill 12 32 (Leader Lambert; amendment code 4908): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 12 32 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 7 ayes, 0 nays, 2 present not voting.
- House Bill 13 71 (Representative Chisholm): Committee voted to send HB 13 71 to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 13 72 (Representative Chisholm): Motion made and seconded to roll the bill to the first calendar of 2026; motion carried without objection.
- House Bill 7 21 (school employee protection bill; amendment code 5968): Committee adopted the amendment but, after debate and a motion, sent HB 7 21 to summer study. Clerk reported 7 ayes, 2 nays on the summer study motion.
- House Bill 9 49 (Representative Brooks; safe storage): Sponsor moved to take off notice, objection withdrawn; HB 9 49 recorded as off notice.
- House Bill 12 22 (Representative Johnson; extreme risk protection order): Committee voted; clerk reported 2 ayes, 7 nays — the bill failed (see separate story for extended debate and testimony).
- House Bill 8 83 (Chairman Todd): Sponsor notified committee he would take HB 8 83 off notice; bill recorded off notice.
- House Bill 13 43 (Leader Lambert): Committee voted to send HB 13 43 to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 4 86 (Chairman Farmer; amendment code 5357): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 4 86 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 10 27 (Chairman Russell; amendment code 5472): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 10 27 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 3 70 (Representative Scarborough): Committee voted to send HB 3 70 to full judiciary. Clerk reported 8 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 3 71 (Representative Scarborough; amendment code 4195): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 3 71 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 5 27 (on behalf of District Attorneys Conference): Committee voted to send HB 5 27 to full judiciary. Clerk reported 7 ayes, 0 nays, 2 present not voting.
- House Bill 6 71 (Representative Scarborough; amendment code 4524): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 6 71 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 7 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present not voting.
- House Bill 12 68, HB 12 92: Recorded as off notice.
- House Bill 12 95 (Representative Powell): Rolled to first calendar of 2026.
- House Bill 5 28 (Chairman Doggett): Committee voted to send HB 5 28 to full judiciary. Clerk reported 7 ayes, 1 nay, 1 present not voting.
- House Bill 5 80 (with amendment 6390): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 5 80 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 1 2 5 7 (Chairman Doggett; amendment 6382): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 12 57 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 7 ayes, 0 nays, 2 present not voting.
Procedural notes: several bills were taken off notice at sponsor request; several bills were rolled to the first calendar of 2026 (held in reserve). The committee also sent at least one bill (HB 7 21) to summer study for further work.
For reporters: this roundup lists recorded committee actions and the clerk’s tallies where provided. For full transcripts or to follow a specific bill’s legislative text, consult the official Tennessee General Assembly bill page and committee minutes.
