For additional roll call votes on Tennessee SB1796 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: As enacted, enacts the "Chris Newsom Act", which creates presumption to successor trial and appellate judges that if the original trial judge dismisses the jury following a unanimous verdict, that the judge exercised his or her duties as the 13th juror and approves the verdict. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 18, Part 1.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-04-22 - Pub. Ch. 694 [SB1796 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Vote: S. JUD COMM.: Recommended for passage - refer to: S. Cal. Comm.

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	9	2	7
Nay	-	-	-
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	-	-	-
TOTAL	9	2	7

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Bell, Mike [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Campfield, Stacey [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Finney, Lowe [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Ford, Ophelia [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Gardenhire, Todd [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Green, Mark E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Kelsey, Brian [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Overbey, Doug [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Stevens, John [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart