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TN HB 1177

enacted

Criminal Procedure - As enacted, increases from 11 months and 29 days to two years from the date of arrest the time within which misdemeanor charges against a defendant who has been found incompetent must be retired unless the defendant is restored to competency; adds to present law that, when a defendant whose misdemeanor charges were retired due to a finding of incompetency is released into the community, the chief officer is required to notify the court of the defendant's discharge and provide the court and the sheriff with an outpatient treatment plan that accounts for the safety of the community. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-10
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 519
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Williamsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-12

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

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

  6. 2025-03-05

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

  7. 2025-03-05

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-03-05

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

  9. 2025-03-12

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

  10. 2025-03-12

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

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-19

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

  12. 2025-03-19

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

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-03-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-26

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  15. 2025-03-26

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  16. 2025-04-02

    Placed behind the budget

  17. 2025-04-09

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

  18. 2025-04-16

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

  19. 2025-04-17

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

  20. 2025-04-17

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

  21. 2025-04-17

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-04-17

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-04-22

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    passage

  24. 2025-04-22

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0354)

  25. 2025-04-22

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  26. 2025-04-22

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  27. 2025-04-22

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  28. 2025-04-22

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 5, PNV 0

    passage

  29. 2025-04-22

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  30. 2025-04-22

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0514)

    amendment-passage

  31. 2025-04-22

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0120)

    amendment-passage

  32. 2025-04-28

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  33. 2025-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  34. 2025-05-08

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  35. 2025-05-09

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  36. 2025-05-21

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  37. 2025-05-27

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  38. 2025-05-27

    Pub. Ch. 519

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 · 5-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Salinas: 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 · 17-5

  • 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 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 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (5)

    2025-04-17 · pass · 11-0

  • 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 · 31-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-22 · pass · 90-5

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1177&ga=114

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