HB0147 - Tennessee: Sexual Offenders, Titles, Short

Companion Bill SB0239. Sexual Offenders - Enacts the "Tennessee Model Jessica Lunsford Sexual Offender Act of 2007.” - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 40, Chapter 15; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39. Fiscal Summary for *HB0147 / SB0239Increase State Revenues - $47,900 First Year $59,800 Each Succeeding Year Increase State Expenditures - $34,278,600 / Incarceration* $6,406,800 First Year & $7,540,700 Each Succeeding Year $89,000 One-Time First Year & $11,000 Each Succeeding Year Other Fiscal Impact - It is estimated that an average of one offender per year will receive a death sentence. If a death sentence offender serves an average of 20 years before the sentence is carried out, there will be no significant [...]

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