Tennessee Senate Bill 7006

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-08-22 - Lay on the Table
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]

As introduced, clarifies the meaning of “local law enforcement” for purposes of the required notification to law enforcement by an inpatient mental health treatment facility or hospital that a service recipient has been committed; requires the clerk of court who maintains records of the adjudication as a mental defective or judicial commitment to a mental institution of a Tennessee resident to notify the clerk of court in the county of the person’s permanent residence. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 18; Title 33 and Title 68.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 18; Title 33 and Title 68, relative to notifications of mental health adjudications and commitments.

Sen. Page Walley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-22	Senate	Lay on the Table
2023-08-22	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2023-08-21	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 8/22/2023
2023-08-21	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-08-17	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB7028 (Crossfiled) 2023-08-23 - Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB7006&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB7006.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB7006.pdf