Bill Text: TN HB2647 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: As introduced, prohibits a court from sentencing a defendant convicted of first degree murder to death if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that, at the time of the offense, the defendant had a severe mental illness. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-25 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee [HB2647 Detail]
Download: Tennessee-2019-HB2647-Draft.pdf