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TN HB 1089

enacted

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires the department of mental health and substance abuse services to establish a mental health evaluation process for a community mental health center or qualified mental health professional to evaluate a defendant convicted of domestic assault, child abuse, aggravated child abuse, cruelty to animals, aggravated cruelty to animals; requires a court in which a person is convicted of any such offense to order the offender to undergo a mental health evaluation prior to the sentencing hearing. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1089 pass?

Yes. TN HB 1089 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-27. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Pub. Ch. 511

What is TN HB 1089 about?

TN HB 1089 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires the department of mental health and substance abuse services to establish a mental health evaluation process for a community mental health center or qualified mental health professional to evaluate a defendant convicted of domestic assault, child abuse, aggravated child abuse, cruelty to animals, aggravated cruelty to animals; requires a court in which a person is convicted of any such offense to order the offender to undergo a mental health evaluation prior to the sentencing hearing. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1089?

Sexton is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1089.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 511
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sextonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-05

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-06

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-10

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-03-05

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

  5. 2025-03-05

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-05

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-03-12

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025

  9. 2025-03-12

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

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-03-19

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  11. 2025-03-19

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

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-03-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-26

    Placed behind the budget

  14. 2025-04-09

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

  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 Regular 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. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-04-17

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

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-04-21

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  21. 2025-04-21

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1

    passage

  22. 2025-04-21

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0501)

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-04-21

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0500)

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-04-21

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0121)

    amendment-withdrawal

  25. 2025-04-21

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  26. 2025-04-22

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 2

    passage

  27. 2025-04-22

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0211)

  28. 2025-04-22

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  29. 2025-04-22

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  30. 2025-04-28

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  31. 2025-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  32. 2025-05-08

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  33. 2025-05-09

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  34. 2025-05-21

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  35. 2025-05-27

    Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 01/01/2026

  36. 2025-05-27

    Pub. Ch. 511

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (7)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 6-0

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

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (6)

    2025-03-19 · pass · 21-0

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

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

    2025-04-17 · pass · 28-0

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

    2025-04-17 · pass · 27-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (5)

    2025-04-17 · pass · 11-0

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

    2025-04-21 · pass · 93-0

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

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

    2025-04-21 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-22 · pass · 30-2

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