Tennessee Senate Bill 1097

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the state treasurer to deem a person ordered by a court to use a functioning ignition interlock device to be indigent and unable to pay the costs of the device if the person receives funds from the supplemental nutrition assistance, temporary assistance for needy families, or state medicaid program; removes the requirement that a court determine whether a person asserting inability to pay for a functioning ignition interlock device is indigent; revises other provisions relative to the electronic monitoring indigency fund. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-419.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-419, relative to the electronic monitoring indigency fund.

Sen. John Stevens [R]

Sen. Ferrell Haile [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-12	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2025-02-10	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2025-02-10	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-02-10	Senate	Sponsor change.
2025-02-05	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1343 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-12 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1097&ga=114
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1097.pdf