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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 9, 2026

Legislation championed by Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, to adopt a “three-strikes” system for repeat offenders was defeated in the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. Before voting the bill down, committee members adopted an amendment to substitute the original language of SB2137. The Tennessee Journal reports that committee chair Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, opposed the measure because it did not include funding to support its $120 million fiscal note, down from an original estimate of $500 million. Gardenhire joined two other Republicans and two Democrats in rejecting the bill.