· TN legislature · 114
Criminal Procedure - As introduced, increases from $10 to $15 the minimum fee a defendant must pay per month as part payment of expenses incurred by the agency, department, program, group, or association supervising the defendant; removes the limitation on the penalty for illegally possessing a telecommunication device in a penal institution that required the Class E felony to be punished by a fine only; specifies that when an autopsy is requested by a municipality or municipal law enforcement agency, the cost of the autopsy must be paid by the municipality unless the cost is paid by the state. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
- Sponsor
- Clay Doggett (R-TN)
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Latest action
- Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
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