HB 1038 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires the administrative office of the courts to maintain a criminal justice information services compliant centralized statewide juvenile case management system; requires all juvenile court clerks to adopt and convert to the new juvenile case management system on a schedule to be determined in consultation with the administrative office of the courts; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 18 and Title 37.

HB 1038 requires all Tennessee juvenile court clerks to adopt a single, secure statewide system for managing juvenile case records. The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) must maintain this system and set adoption timelines for courts. Juvenile courts must report case data monthly through this system, replacing older record-keeping methods. This affects every juvenile court clerk and the state’s court administration across all counties.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 19, 2025

How they voted

200
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 23
Mar 19, 2025
D Democratic6
4 Yea 2
66% Yea
R Republican17
16 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-3)
house
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Johnny Garrett
Johnny Garrett
RRepublican
TN
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