Criminal Procedure - As introduced, enacts the "Bearing Witness to the Death Penalty Act." - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 23.

HB 198, the "Bearing Witness to the Death Penalty Act," would have required Tennessee legislators to be present during all death penalty executions. The bill amended Tennessee Code Annotated Section 40-23-116(a) to mandate attendance by members of the General Assembly at such executions. This was a procedural requirement with no changes to death penalty laws or sentencing, and the bill failed in committee in March 2025.