Tennessee House Bill 1661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on June 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 970
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, requires a person convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine to serve at least 180 days in confinement and a person convicted of possession of methamphetamine to serve at least 30 days in confinement; specifies that the minimum mandatory sentences will not prohibit persons who are convicted of methamphetamine offenses from participating in a drug or recovery court and receiving sentence credit for up to the full amount of the mandatory minimum sentence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

As enacted, requires a person convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine to serve at least 180 days in confinement and a person convicted of possession of methamphetamine to serve at least 30 days in confinement; specifies that the minimum mandatory sentences will not prohibit persons who are convicted of methamphetamine offenses from participating in a drug or recovery court and receiving sentence credit for up to the full amount of the mandatory minimum sentence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Rep. Timothy Hill [R]

Sen. Mae Beavers [R]

2014-04-15 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 1 (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-04-09 - House - (VOICE VOTE) FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-26 - House - (VOICE VOTE) HEALTH COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-12 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Health Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-04 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Criminal Justice Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-03	House	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 970
2014-04-16	House	Comp. SB subst.
2014-04-15	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2014
2014-04-15	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2014
2014-04-15	House	Rec. for Pass. if Am. ref. to: Calendar & Rules Committee
2014-04-14	House	Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/15/2014
2014-04-14	House	Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2014-04-09	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2014
2014-04-08	House	Placed Behind the Budget
2014-04-02	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2014
2014-03-28	House	Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
2014-03-26	House	Rec. for Pass. if Am. ref. to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2014-03-19	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/26/2014
2014-03-12	House	Rec. for Pass. ref. to: Health Committee
2014-03-05	House	Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/12/2014
2014-03-04	House	Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
2014-02-26	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2014
2014-01-23	House	Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2014-01-23	House	P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee--Health
2014-01-22	House	Intro., P1C.
2014-01-16	House	Filed for intro.

SB2021 (Crossfiled) 2014-06-03 - Pub. Ch. 970

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1661&ga=108
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/HB1661.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=H&BillNumber=HB1661&ga=108