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TN HB 524

enacted

Montgomery County - As enacted, permits a court to transfer, upon motion by the defendant, a criminal case to the veterans treatment court program in Montgomery County if the veterans treatment court program would have jurisdiction over the case if the offense had been committed in Montgomery County, the defendant files with the court a written waiver of the right to be tried by an impartial jury of the county in which the crime was committed, and the district attorney general for Montgomery County agrees to accept transfer of the case. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 40.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-03
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 489
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Maberryprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    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. 2025-03-12

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

  6. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  7. 2025-03-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-03-26

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

  9. 2025-03-26

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  10. 2025-04-02

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025

  11. 2025-04-02

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-02

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-09

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  14. 2025-04-09

    Placed behind the budget

  15. 2025-04-16

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

  16. 2025-04-17

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025

  17. 2025-04-17

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

  18. 2025-04-17

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-04-17

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-04-21

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  21. 2025-04-21

    Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1

    passage

  22. 2025-04-22

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    passage

  23. 2025-04-22

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  24. 2025-04-22

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  25. 2025-04-28

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  26. 2025-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  27. 2025-05-08

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  28. 2025-05-09

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  29. 2025-05-21

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  30. 2025-05-27

    Effective date(s) 05/21/2025

  31. 2025-05-27

    Pub. Ch. 489

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/19/2025 Passed

    2025-03-19 · pass · 8-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (5)

    2025-04-02 · pass · 18-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-04-17 · pass · 27-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (4)

    2025-04-17 · pass · 11-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-21 · pass · 86-0

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

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (2)

    2025-04-21 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-22 · pass · 33-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0524&ga=114

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