Mental Illness - As introduced, establishes a rebuttable presumption that a person poses an imminent substantial likelihood of serious harm and needs emergency detention and examination if the person was charged with one of certain criminal offenses and ordered by the criminal, circuit, or general sessions court to undergo an evaluation to determine whether the person is incompetent to stand trial or the person's mental capacity at the time of the commission of the crime; requires clear and convincing evidence to rebut the presumption. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.

Looking ahead

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History

1. 2026
   1. Apr 7Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary CommitteeLatest
   2. Apr 1Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2026
   3. Apr 1Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026
   4. Mar 25Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
   5. Mar 25Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
   6. Mar 18Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
   7. Mar 18Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
   8. Mar 11Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026
   9. Mar 11Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
   10. Mar 4Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026
2. 2025
   1. Apr 9No Action Taken
   2. Apr 2Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
   3. Apr 2Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
   4. Mar 26Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
   5. Mar 25Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
      • Vote recorded HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   6. Mar 19Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
   7. Mar 19Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
   8. Mar 12Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
   9. Mar 12Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
   10. Mar 5Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
   11. Mar 5Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
   12. Feb 26Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25
   13. Feb 26Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
   14. Feb 19Meeting Canceled
   15. Feb 19Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
   16. Feb 12Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
   17. Feb 5P2C, ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
   18. Feb 5Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
   19. Feb 3Intro., P1C.Minor
   20. Jan 30Filed for introductionIntroduced