TN HB 2229
died on adjournmentSentencing - As introduced, establishes parole criteria for certain persons convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life; specifies that if a person is convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life, then the sentence must automatically expire after the person has served 40 years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 2229 pass?
No. TN HB 2229 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
What is TN HB 2229 about?
TN HB 2229 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Sentencing - As introduced, establishes parole criteria for certain persons convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life; specifies that if a person is convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life, then the sentence must automatically expire after the person has served 40 years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 2229?
Dixie is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2229.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-03-25 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Dixieprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-02
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-04
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-05
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-05
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
2026-02-18
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
2026-03-04
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-11
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-18
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
2026-03-18
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
2026-03-25
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2343
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