Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 1 D cosponsors

HB 0625 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52, relative to mental health evaluations.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 30, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  5. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  7. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

  8. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  9. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025

  10. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  11. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  12. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  13. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  14. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  15. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  16. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  17. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  18. Filed for introduction

  19. Intro., P1C.

  20. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  21. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  22. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  23. Meeting Canceled

  24. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  25. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25

  26. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  27. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025

  28. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  29. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  30. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  31. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  32. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  33. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  34. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  35. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  36. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  37. No Action Taken

  38. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  39. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026

  40. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  41. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  42. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  43. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026

  44. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  45. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2026

  46. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  47. Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0625 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 0625?
HB 0625 is sponsored by Hardaway, T.J. (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 0625?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 30, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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