TennesseeCriminal Procedure - As enacted, increases from 11 months and 29 days to two years from the date of arrest the time within which misdemeanor charges against a defendant who has been found incompetent must be retired unless the defendant is restored to competency; adds to present law that, when a defendant whose misdemeanor charges were retired due to a finding of incompetency is released into the community, the chief officer is required to notify the court of the defendant's discharge and provide the court and the sheriff with an outpatient treatment plan that accounts for the safety of the community. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.
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History
- 2025
- May 27Comp. became Pub. Ch. 519Latest
- Apr 22Senate Reset on Senate Regular Calendar #2 4/22/25
- Apr 22Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
- Apr 22Companion House Bill substitutedMajor
- Apr 21Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2025
- Apr 21Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
- Apr 17Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- Apr 15Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- Vote recorded SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/15/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
- Apr 10Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
- Apr 1Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- Vote recorded SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/1/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 31Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
- Mar 31Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
- Mar 26Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
- Feb 12Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Feb 10Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
- Feb 5Filed for introductionIntroduced