Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires each district attorney general to file a quarterly report with the administrative office of the courts that includes information regarding criminal proceedings within the judicial district; requires the administrative office of the courts to compile the reports into a quarterly criminal justice report; requires each law enforcement agency to file a quarterly report with the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding law enforcement outcomes within the jurisdiction; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to compile the reports into a quarterly law enforcement activity report. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
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  • Actions For SB2479Date
    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee03/26/2024
    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/202403/20/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/09/2024
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee02/01/2024
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration01/31/2024
    Filed for introduction01/30/2024
    Actions For HB2928Date
    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee02/07/2024
    P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee02/05/2024
    Intro., P1C.02/01/2024
    Filed for introduction01/31/2024
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  • Fiscal Summary

    Increase State Expenditures – Exceeds $250,000/FY24-25 and Subsequent Years Increase Local Expenditures – $248,800/FY24-25 and Subsequent Years*


    Bill Summary

    This bill requires each district attorney general to file a report January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year with the administrative office of the courts (AOC) listing the following information for the judicial district in the three-month period immediately preceding the report: (i) the number of pending charges; (ii) the number of charges dismissed; (iii) the number of plea agreements entered; (iv) the number of guilty pleas entered that were not the result of a plea agreement; (v) the number of jury trials that concluded, including the verdicts returned in each trial; (vi) the number of bench trials that concluded, including the verdicts returned in each trial; and(vii) the total number of days from arrest to final disposition for each case that concluded.

    This bill requires the AOC to compile the reports described above into a quarterly criminal justice report, maintaining the information in a format that is categorized by each judicial district. The quarterly criminal justice report must be posted on the AOC's website, and a copy must be sent to the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives and the senate judiciary committee.

    REPORTS BY TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (TBI)

    This bill requires each law enforcement agency must file a report January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year with the TBI listing the following information for the law enforcement agency's jurisdiction in the three-month period immediately preceding the report: (i) the number of reports of criminal activity filed; (ii) the number of arrests made; (iii) the number of charges filed as a result of arrests made by the agency; and (iv) the total number of days from the filing of a report of criminal activity to the filing of charges in each case for which charges were filed.

    This bill requires the TBI to compile the reports described above into a quarterly law enforcement activity report, maintaining the information in a format that is categorized by each law enforcement agency. The quarterly law enforcement activity report must be posted on the TBI's website, and a copy must be sent to the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives and the senate judiciary committee.

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