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 profes
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses involving abuse.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
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 pr
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Feb 5, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 6, 2025
House
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. · Feb 10, 2025
House
Ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 5, 2025
House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · Mar 5, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 · Mar 5, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 10, 2025
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 12, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025 · Mar 12, 2025
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · Mar 19, 2025
House
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · Mar 19, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 · Mar 19, 2025
House
Placed behind the budget · Mar 26, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 · Apr 9, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 · Apr 16, 2025
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · Apr 17, 2025
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 17, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 · Apr 17, 2025
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 · Apr 17, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 21, 2025
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0121) · Apr 21, 2025
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0500) · Apr 21, 2025
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0501) · Apr 21, 2025
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 · Apr 21, 2025
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Apr 21, 2025
House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0211) · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 2 · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Apr 28, 2025
House
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 30, 2025
House
Signed by Senate Speaker · May 8, 2025
Senate
Transmitted to Governor for his action. · May 9, 2025
House
Signed by Governor. · May 21, 2025
Senate
Pub. Ch. 511 · May 27, 2025
Senate
Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 01/01/2026 · May 27, 2025
Senate
Filed for introduction · Feb 5, 2025
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 10, 2025
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 · Mar 19, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 25, 2025
Senate
Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025 · Apr 14, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 · Apr 14, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025 · Apr 17, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Apr 21, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025 · Apr 21, 2025
Senate
Companion House Bill substituted · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 23, 2025
Senate
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2025-03-25 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Sponsor(s) Added. (Apr 23, 2025).