Tennessee Amendment 3: Crime victims’ rights
Tennessee · Constitutional amendment · Public safety · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would replace the section with thirteen rights, expanding parole participation, notice and consideration of victims’ safety. Some rights require a request. Victims could assert these rights under legislative procedures, while due process, prosecutorial powers and court authority remain protected.
What applies now
The constitution already protects crime victims’ participation, notice, safety, restitution and related rights.
If yes / for
Adopt the revised rights and enforcement framework.
If no / against
Keep the existing constitutional victims’ rights section.
Costs and funding
The legislative fiscal summary lists $9,400 in mandatory local-government expenditure for fiscal year 2026–27. A complete long-term implementation cost estimate is not recorded here.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
Must receive more yes than no votes, and yes votes must exceed half of all votes cast for governor.
Source notes
- The amendment does not itself create a damages claim against the state or a basis for vacating a conviction.