TN SB1687 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-01-31 - Withdrawn.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-01-31 - Withdrawn.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, establishes a verdict of guilty but mentally ill that may be imposed by the trier of fact if, at the time of the commission of the act constituting a criminal offense, the defendant had the ability to appreciate the nature or wrongfulness of the defendant's act, but because of mental disease or defect the defendant lacked sufficient capacity to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to mental illness.
Sponsors
| Sen. Page Walley [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Withdrawn. |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2024-01-11 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1687&ga=113 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1687.pdf |
