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TN HB 625

died on adjournment

Mental Illness - As introduced, establishes a rebuttable presumption that a person poses an imminent substantial likelihood of serious harm and needs emergency detention and examination if the person was charged with one of certain criminal offenses and ordered by the criminal, circuit, or general sessions court to undergo an evaluation to determine whether the person is incompetent to stand trial or the person's mental capacity at the time of the commission of the crime; requires clear and convincing evidence to rebut the presumption. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 625 pass?

No. TN HB 625 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-07): Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

What is TN HB 625 about?

TN HB 625 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Mental Illness - As introduced, establishes a rebuttable presumption that a person poses an imminent substantial likelihood of serious harm and needs emergency detention and examination if the person was charged with one of certain criminal offenses and ordered by the criminal, circuit, or general sessions court to undergo an evaluation to determine whether the person is incompetent to stand trial or the person's mental capacity at the time of the commission of the crime; requires clear and convincing evidence to rebut the presumption. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 625?

Hardaway is the primary sponsor of TN HB 625.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-04-07 — Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hardawayprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-30

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-03

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  6. 2025-02-19

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  7. 2025-02-19

    Meeting Canceled

  8. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  9. 2025-02-26

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25

  10. 2025-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  11. 2025-03-05

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025

  12. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  13. 2025-03-12

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  14. 2025-03-19

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  15. 2025-03-19

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  16. 2025-03-25

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  18. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  19. 2025-04-02

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  20. 2025-04-09

    No Action Taken

  21. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  22. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  23. 2026-03-11

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026

  24. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  25. 2026-03-18

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  26. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  27. 2026-03-25

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026

  28. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  29. 2026-04-01

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2026

  30. 2026-04-07

    Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2025 Passed

    2025-03-25 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Salinas: not voting

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0625&ga=114

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