TN SB 505
died on adjournmentMontgomery 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 · upper
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Did TN SB 505 pass?
No. TN SB 505 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 (2025-05-27): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 489
What is TN SB 505 about?
TN SB 505 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.
Who sponsors TN SB 505?
Powers is the primary sponsor of TN SB 505.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2025-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 489
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-27
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 489
2025-04-22
Companion House Bill substituted
substitution
2025-04-21
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2025-04-21
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
2025-04-17
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
2025-04-14
Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
2025-04-14
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
2025-03-11
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2025-03-05
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
2025-02-12
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-10
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2025-01-29
Filed for introduction
filing
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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (2)
2025-03-11 · pass · 9-0
SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/21/2025 Passed (1)
2025-04-21 · pass · 11-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 524
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