TN HB1177 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-05 - Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
Pending: House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-05 - Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
Pending: House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, removes the requirement that any misdemeanor charges against a person found incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness or developmental disability must be retired within 11 months, 29 days after the date of arrest. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52, relative to persons found incompetent to stand trial.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025 |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2025-02-12 | House | P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB0963 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-12 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
