Bill Commons

TN SB 2085

enacted

Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the court clerk for processing and handling and the remaining amount being transmitted to the county in which the offense occurred for the exclusive use of the victims assistance program previously designated by the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Section 40-24-109.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Quick answers

Did TN SB 2085 pass?

Yes. TN SB 2085 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Pub. Ch. 1115

What is TN SB 2085 about?

TN SB 2085 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the court clerk for processing and handling and the remaining amount being transmitted to the county in which the offense occurred for the exclusive use of the victims assistance program previously designated by the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Section 40-24-109.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 2085?

Jackson is the primary sponsor of TN SB 2085.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 1115
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jacksonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-27

    Pub. Ch. 1115

  2. 2026-05-27

    Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

  3. 2026-05-22

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-05-11

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-07

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-30

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  7. 2026-04-30

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  8. 2026-04-23

    Senate refused to concur in amendment

    amendment-failure

  9. 2026-04-23

    Motion to lift from table adopted.

  10. 2026-04-23

    Motion to reconsider adopted.

  11. 2026-04-23

    H. Am. 1 reconsidered, withdrawn.

  12. 2026-04-23

    Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 16, PNV 0

    passage

  13. 2026-04-22

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2026

  14. 2026-04-21

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  15. 2026-04-21

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0971)

    amendment-passage

  16. 2026-04-21

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 5, PNV 1

    passage

  17. 2026-04-20

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  18. 2026-04-15

    Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 3, PNV 1

    passage

  19. 2026-04-15

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2026-04-15

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-13

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  22. 2026-03-31

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  23. 2026-03-24

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  24. 2026-03-16

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  25. 2026-03-11

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026

  26. 2026-02-05

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-02-02

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  28. 2026-01-22

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/16/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-16 · pass · 9-0

  • SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-31 · pass · 8-3

  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed

    2026-04-15 · pass · 29-3

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Akbari: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-21 · pass · 80-5

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Salinas: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-23 · pass · 77-16

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