TennesseeTennessee drug courts apply a 10-year window to the violent-offender definition
Starting July 1, 2026, Tennessee drug treatment courts will use a definition that links violent-offender status to certain felony convictions from the previous 10 years.
What it does
For Tennessee drug treatment court purposes, the text ties violent-offender status to a felony conviction involving covered acts within the previous 10 years.
Argument forPeople whose covered felony convictions are older than 10 years may not meet this definition, which could widen consideration for drug court.
Argument againstPeople with a felony involving the covered acts within the 10-year window could still meet this violent-offender definition, which may affect their drug court eligibility.
More detail
For drug treatment court purposes, the text describes a violent offender as someone convicted of a felony involving acts covered by the definition within the previous 10 years. The definition applies for purposes of Tennessee drug treatment courts. The text does not identify the acts covered by the definition. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 27Pub. Ch. 1105Latest
- May 27Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- May 22Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
- May 11Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
- May 7Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
- Apr 30Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
- Apr 30Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
- Apr 23Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/23/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/23/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0751)Major
- Apr 23Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0900)Major
- Apr 22Passed H. as am., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 2Passed House
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Apr 20Reset on next available calendar
- Apr 20H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
- Apr 17Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Apr 6H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0900) Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1Major
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY HICKS T PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 6Held on desk.
- Mar 30Subst. for comp. HB.Major
- Mar 30H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0751)Major
- Mar 30H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
- Mar 23Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- Mar 19Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/19/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 19Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
- Mar 17Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/19/2026
- Mar 16Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- Vote recorded SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
- Feb 2Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Jan 22Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
- Jan 21Filed for introductionIntroduced
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