Tennessee House Bill 592 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Failed for lack of second in: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, requires that a defendant receive a bail hearing within 48 hours of arrest; requires that a magistrate release a defendant on personal recognizance unless there is clear and convincing evidence of certain conditions; specifies that a magistrate must set bail at the lowest amount necessary to reasonably assure the defendant's appearance; prohibits a magistrate from setting bail at an amount the otherwise-eligible defendant cannot afford solely to detain the defendant. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to bail.

Rep. John Clemmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-31	House	Failed for lack of second in: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2021-03-24	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
2021-03-24	House	Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/31/2021
2021-03-17	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
2021-03-17	House	Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/24/2021
2021-03-10	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
2021-02-20	House	Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2021-02-11	House	P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
2021-02-10	House	Intro., P1C.
2021-02-08	House	Filed for introduction

SB0813 (Crossfiled) 2021-02-11 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0592&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0592.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/HB0592.pdf