Tennessee · House Bill 720 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 39, relative to juvenile justice.

HB 720 Sponsored by Mike Sparks Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, prohibits interrogation or interview of a child who has been taken into custody due to suspicion that the child committed a delinquent act or unruly conduct except in the presence of the child's legal counsel, parent, guardian, or custodian; requires that a video recording be made of the interview and that the child be informed of certain rights. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39.

Every action

17 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/7/2023
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/7/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
  9. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
  2. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2023
  4. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/4/2023
  6. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/4/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  7. HouseDef. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. HouseReturned to the Clerk's Desk.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.