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Today’s House Judiciary Committee votes: roundup of bills moved and outcomes
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee considered numerous bills; this roundup lists formal actions the committee took on multiple measures including referrals, amendments adopted and recorded vote tallies.
The House Judiciary Committee conducted a long session with multiple bills considered. The committee adopted amendments and recorded formal votes moving several bills to follow‑up committees or to calendar and rules. Items that the committee formally acted on with recorded votes during this session include the following (titles are committee summaries, outcomes reflect the committee record):
- House Bill 785 (bail bonding reporting fee / quarterly clerk reports): Advanced to calendar and rules (vote reported: 14 ayes, 1 no, 1 present not voting). Transcript: early segment.
- House Bill 1010 (clarify removal proceedings — allow DA to appoint another DA/assistant to pursue removal actions): Advanced to calendar and rules (16 ayes, 3 noes).
- House Bill 1204 (DUI reforms: license suspension increase for refusal, on‑site oral fluid testing, sentence corrections): Sent to finance/ways and means (14 ayes, 5 noes, 1 present not voting).
- House Bill 10150/1050 (nuisance business enforcement, prima facie nuisance after repeated arrests at a location): Advanced to calendar and rules (vote recorded: 17 ayes, 1 no, 2 present not voting). The bill’s language establishes a threshold of arrests within a time window and a notice process to property owners and occupiers.
- House Bill 873 (protect firearm and related manufacturers from recognition of foreign judgments): Advanced to calendar and rules (17 ayes, 5 noes).
- House Bill 5 (private wrongful‑death cause of action for abortion pills mailed into Tennessee): Moved to health committee (14 ayes, 6 noes).
- House Bill 580 (Debbie Marie Domestic Violence amendments / GPS monitoring standards): Moved to calendar and rules (20 ayes, 0 noes). The amendment clarifies show‑cause hearing procedures if monitoring is interrupted and sets baseline standards for providers.
- House Bill 361 (clarification: judges may issue protection orders in domestic violence cases): Advanced to calendar and rules (20 ayes, 0 noes).
- Several smaller bills and procedural items were moved to calendar and rules or other committees (expungement cleanup, retaliation/retaliation‑related statutes, technical corrections). Where formal recorded roll calls were taken, the tallies above reflect the committee minutes.
Several measures attracted longer public hearings (for example HB 8 11, HB 3 22, HB 11 31, HB 5 76) and are summarized in separate coverage. Committee action on the bills above does not mean final passage; most were referred to additional committees or the calendar for full House consideration.
