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 unle
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52, relative to persons found incompetent to stand trial.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
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 provid
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Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Feb 6, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 10, 2025
House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025
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Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · Feb 12, 2025
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Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 · Feb 26, 2025
House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025 · Mar 5, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 5, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 · Mar 5, 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
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Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · Mar 19, 2025
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 · Mar 19, 2025
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Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025 · Mar 26, 2025
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 · Mar 26, 2025
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Placed behind the budget · Apr 2, 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 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
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0120) · Apr 22, 2025
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0514) · Apr 22, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 22, 2025
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 5, PNV 0 · Apr 22, 2025
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Apr 22, 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 - SA0354) · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 · 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. 519 · May 27, 2025
Senate
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 · 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 3/31/2025 · Mar 26, 2025
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 · Mar 31, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 · Mar 31, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Apr 1, 2025
Senate
Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025 · Apr 10, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 · Apr 10, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Apr 15, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 · Apr 17, 2025
Senate
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2025 · Apr 21, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025 · Apr 21, 2025
Senate
Senate Reset on Senate Regular Calendar #2 4/22/25 · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025 · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
Companion House Bill substituted · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
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Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2025-04-01 · 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: Companion House Bill substituted (Apr 22, 2025).