TN HB0428 | 2021-2022 | 112th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: Passed on April 12 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-12 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 104
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: Passed on April 12 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-12 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 104
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, revises the sentence for aggravated rape of a child when committed by a juvenile, as required by the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, from mandatory life imprisonment without parole to a Class A felony to be sentenced within Range III; applies to sentences imposed on or after July 1, 2021; specifies that a person who was a juvenile at the time of committing the offense of aggravated rape of a child must serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed less sentence credits earned and retained, not to reduce the sentence imposed by more than 15 percent. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to aggravated rape of a child.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-12 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 104 | |
| 2021-03-25 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2021-03-25 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2021-03-18 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021 |
| 2021-03-17 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021 |
| 2021-03-11 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2021-03-10 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2021-03-03 | House | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/10/2021 |
| 2021-03-03 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021 |
| 2021-02-10 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2021-02-10 | House | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2021-02-08 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2021-01-27 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1117 (Crossfiled) 2021-04-12 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
