Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
Tennessee HB0661 amends various provisions related to domestic violence and assault intervention programs. It requires sentencing judges to mandate participation in certified counseling programs for defendants convicted of domestic assault, stalking, or assault, while also establishing specific requirements for batterer's intervention programs, including duration and participant-to-counselor ratios. Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for record expungement to all individuals convicted of assault, not just those convicted before July 1, 2000.
Tennessee HB0661 amends various provisions related to domestic violence and assault intervention programs. It requires sentencing judges to mandate participation in certified counseling programs for defendants convicted of domestic assault, stalking, or assault, while also establishing specific requirements for batterer's intervention programs, including duration and participant-to-counselor ratios. Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for record expungement to all individuals convicted of assault, not just those convicted before July 1, 2000.
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White, Mark
114th General Assembly
February 3, 2025
April 15, 2026
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee