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Votes at a glance: Key actions from Senate Judiciary Committee
Summary
A quick rundown of major bills the committee acted on during the session, with outcomes and vote tallies where recorded in committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee took votes on multiple bills during the meeting. Below are key items, the committee outcome and the roll-call totals as recorded in committee.
Votes at a glance
- SB 262 (voluntary surrender window for newborns): Passed unanimously in committee; roll call recorded 9 ayes. (Sponsor: Senator Hale)
- SB 12-36 (hemp-derived cannabinoids; THCA/THCP): As amended, removed THCA and THCP from authorized cannabinoids and created a class A misdemeanor for knowingly manufacturing or selling products containing them; referred to Finance (committee vote 6–3). (Sponsor: Senator Hale)
- SB 505 (Veterans Treatment Court; transfer/eligibility): Referred to Finance after unanimous committee approval (9 ayes). (Sponsor: Senator Powers)
- SB 280 (Liability protection for law enforcement when a resisting-arrest conviction is present): Passed committee and sent to the calendar (roll call: 7 ayes, 2 no). (Sponsor: Senator Jackson)
- SB 421 (allow mid-level providers to prescribe buprenorphine in correctional facilities with supervision and limits): Passed committee, sent to calendar (9 ayes). (Sponsor: Senator Reeves)
- SB 735 (TDOT removal of outdoor signs: just compensation): Passed committee and sent to Finance (8 ayes, 1 no). (Sponsor: Senator Pote)
- SB 292 (commercial anti-squatting; streamlined sheriff process): Passed committee and placed on calendar (9 ayes). (Sponsor: Senator Bailey)
- SB 790 (private special deputies at resort areas must be POST certified): Passed committee and placed on calendar (9 ayes). (Sponsor: Senator Bailey)
- SB 391 (permit certified facility dogs to accompany victims/witnesses in court): Passed committee and placed on calendar (9 ayes). (Sponsor: Senator Hatcher)
- SB 312 (preserve survivor benefits for foster children): Referred to Finance after discussion; DCS fiscal note cited ~$7.6M revenue replacement; committee vote 9–0.
- SB 959 (resentencing consideration for abuse survivors): Did not advance (committee vote recorded as 5 no, 4 yes); measure remains in committee. (Sponsor: Senator Marr)
- SB 239 (study of juvenile detention bed capacity and inspections): Passed committee and placed on calendar (8 ayes, 1 present not voting on roll call).
- SB 240 (enhancements to organized retail crime penalties): Passed committee as amended and placed on calendar (roll call recorded 8 ayes, 1 no on final bill vote).
- SB 273 (allow teachers to change failing grades when students retake coursework): Passed committee and placed on calendar (9 ayes).
- SB 718 (require Shelby County juvenile cases to use local detention facility courtroom): Passed committee and placed on calendar (8 ayes, 1 present not voting).
- SB 541 (probate/code cleanup amendment as described): Passed committee (8 ayes, 1 no) and placed on calendar.
- SB 547 (establish fee/fund for District Attorney General Conference, modeled on public defenders fund): Passed committee and placed on calendar (8 ayes, 1 no).
- SB 457 (lower enhanced BAC threshold in aggravated vehicular homicide/assault from 0.20 to 0.15): Passed committee and placed on calendar (7 ayes, 2 no).
Several bills were rolled for one or more weeks or put in general subcommittee as announced at the start of the meeting; others were rolled by motion later in the meeting for stakeholder adjustments.
The committee's formal calendar and the recorded roll calls will be available in the official minutes and the legislative portal for verification of vote tallies and bill numbers.
