# Tennessee HB 1525: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to victims of crime. Tennessee HB 1525, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to victims of crime., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1525-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1525 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to victims of crime. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Sentencing - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (193 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Back-to-back sentences for crimes with multiple child victims: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, courts must run sentences back to back when a person is convicted of two or more crimes that involve more than one victim who is a minor. This applies even if the crimes happened in a single episode. A judge can allow overlapping sentences only if the judge finds, by a prepo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Vincent Dixie (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Gabby Salinas (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-15: Pub. Ch. 945 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-20: Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-01-14: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-13: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-12: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0945.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1525.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1525.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) - HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed) - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - 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) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0945.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1525.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1525.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026) - [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) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1525-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).