TN HB7027 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: Engrossed on August 25 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-08-28 - Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on August 25 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-08-28 - Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, requires the state to pay the cost of a court-ordered mental health evaluation and treatment for criminal defendants who have been charged with a misdemeanor and are believed to be incompetent to stand trial or for whom there is a question about mental capacity at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to mental health evaluation and treatment for criminal defendants.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-08-24 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 89 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-28 | Senate | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2023-08-25 | House | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| 2023-08-24 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-08-24 | House | Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 1, PNV 2 |
| 2023-08-24 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 8/24/23 |
| 2023-08-24 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/24/2023 |
| 2023-08-24 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session |
| 2023-08-24 | House | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/24/2023 |
| 2023-08-24 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session |
| 2023-08-23 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/24/2023 |
| 2023-08-23 | House | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session |
| 2023-08-23 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session |
| 2023-08-22 | House | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 8/23/2023 |
| 2023-08-22 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2023-08-22 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 8/22/2023 |
| 2023-08-22 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2023-08-22 | House | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2023-08-21 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2023-08-17 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB7080 (Crossfiled) 2023-08-23 - Lay on the Table
