# Tennessee HB 1165: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal sentencing.

Tennessee HB 1165, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal sentencing., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-04-09 (Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1165
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal sentencing.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Sentencing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0045.pdf)
- HA0075: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0075.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1165.pdf)

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- HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed)
- HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0045.pdf)
- [HA0075 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0075.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1165.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026)
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1165-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).