Children - As introduced, authorizes a juvenile court to order a child who is accused of being delinquent or unruly and released prior to a hearing to wear a global positioning monitoring system device; if the court issues such an order, requires the entity operating the global positioning monitoring system to notify the probation officer or other entity ordered to take charge of the child if the child violates the instructions issued by the court upon release; requires students who are expelled for committing a zero tolerance offense for threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to undergo counseling and a mental health evaluation before returning to school. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 49.
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Introduced
2Passed Senate
3Passed House
4To Governor
5Became Law
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2026
Mar 25Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary CommitteeLatest
Mar 24Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
Mar 24Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
Mar 23Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
Mar 23Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
Mar 18Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
2025
Apr 8Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary CommitteeMinor
Apr 2Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025
Apr 2Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
Apr 1Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
Apr 1Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
Mar 31Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
Mar 31Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
Mar 26Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
Feb 12Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary CommitteeMinor
Feb 10Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor