TN HB1643 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on May 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on May 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, requires the state to pay the cost of a court-ordered mental health evaluation and treatment for criminal defendants who have been charged with a misdemeanor and are believed to be incompetent to stand trial or for whom there is a question about mental capacity at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to mental health evaluation and treatment for criminal defendants.
Sponsors
| Rep. William Lamberth [R] | Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D] | Rep. Lowell Russell [R] | Rep. Elaine Davis [R] |
| Rep. Jerome Moon [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-15 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-08 - House - FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-08 - House - FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-13 | Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | |
| 2024-05-13 | Pub. Ch. 905 | |
| 2024-05-03 | Signed by Governor. | |
| 2024-04-24 | House | Transmitted to Governor for his action. |
| 2024-04-23 | Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2024-04-23 | House | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. |
| 2024-04-15 | Senate | Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 |
| 2024-04-15 | Senate | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. |
| 2024-04-10 | Senate | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-04-09 | House | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 |
| 2024-04-04 | House | H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/8/2024 |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024 |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-02 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/2/2024 |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Placed behind the budget |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/7/2024 |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 1/30/2024 |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-01-17 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/23/2024 |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-10 | House | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB2028 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-13 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 905
