House Bill 358, sponsored by Hardaway, amends Tennessee law regarding global positioning monitoring for defendants arrested for specific offenses. The bill mandates that courts or magistrates order defendants to wear a global positioning monitoring system device as a condition of bail for offenses that involve the use of firearms, serious bodily injury, domestic assault, burglary of vehicles, reckless driving, drag racing, or repeat offenses under certain chapters of the law. The court may waive this requirement if it finds that the offender no longer poses a threat to the alleged victim or public safety. Additionally, the bill requires court clerks to report monthly on the number of defendants subject to such monitoring and the offenses they are awaiting trial for, with an annual report to be submitted to the relevant legislative committees.

The bill also modifies existing legal language in Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-152(b)(2), by deleting certain provisions and substituting them with new language that incorporates the requirements established in Section 1 of the bill. This change ensures that the conditions for bail align with the new global positioning monitoring requirements. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 40-11-152(b)(2), 40-11-152