HJR 49

  • Tennessee House Joint Resolution
  • 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
  • Introduced in House
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 15 of the Constitution of Tennessee to remove the right to bail for the following offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great: act of terrorism; second degree murder; aggravated rape of a child; aggravated rape; grave torture; and any other offense, as of November 3, 2026, for which a defendant, if convicted, could not be released prior to the expiration of at least 85 percent of the entire sentence imposed. -

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Apr 16, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

House

H. subst. SJR 25

Apr 15, 2025

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

Apr 14, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

House

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

Apr 09, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

House

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Apr 02, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025

Mar 24, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

Mar 12, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

Mar 05, 2025

House

Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Constitutional Amendment Calendar

Feb 26, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

House

Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

House

Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

Feb 25, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

Feb 19, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2025

Feb 12, 2025

House

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

Feb 10, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

Feb 05, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

Jan 29, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Jan 27, 2025

House

Intro., ref. to Judiciary Committee

Jan 16, 2025

House

Filed for introduction

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