HB 1333 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, requires, by February 1 of each year, the department to submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives that provides the number of individuals for whom a court enhanced their statutory penalty because either the conviction is for the commission of a violent crime and the defendant was an illegal alien or the conviction involved the use or display of a deadly weapon and the defendant was an illegal alien. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55.

HB 1333 requires Tennessee's Department of Safety to submit an annual report by February 1st to the governor and legislative leaders. The report must track how many people received increased penalties in court for violent crimes or weapon offenses when they were noncitizens, showing totals statewide and by county. This bill mandates data collection on existing sentencing practices but does not change penalty laws. It affects how the state monitors sentencing outcomes for noncitizens under current statutes. The bill focuses on transparency, not policy changes.
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Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025
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William Lamberth
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