Tennessee - Session 114
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 44, relative to searches.
This bill generally requires an official who is employe d or contracted by the federal government, the state government, or a local government within this state, or an agency or department of such government , including a peace officer, inspector, and wildlife official, to , prior to entering private property to conduct a search, obtain a search warrant that identifies the person or property that is the subject of the search. However, a n official is not required to obtain such a search warrant if a judicially recognized exception to the warrant requirement exists at the time of the search. An official who knowingly fails to obtain a search warrant when a search warrant is required by this bill commits a Class C misdemeanor , punishable by a term of imprisonment not greater than 30 days or a fine not to exceed $50, or both.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-18 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-18 | Latest Action | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1454 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentencing for criminal offenses. | in_committee |
| HB 1989 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66, relative to armed forces. | in_committee |
| HB 2017 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1314; Section 70-1-206 and Section 70-4-107, relative to the authority of the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission to proscribe the manner and means of taking wildlife. | in_committee |
| HB 2246 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to stem cell therapies. | in_committee |
| HB 2309 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. | in_committee |
| HB 2355 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to unlawful disposal of waste. | in_committee |
| HB 2451 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34, relative to civil law. | in_committee |
| HB 2452 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to expungements following a pardon. | in_committee |