Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 1089 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses involving abuse.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 01/01/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires the department of mental health and substance abuse services to establish a mental health evaluation process for a community mental health center or qualified mental health professional to evaluate a defendant convicted of domestic assault, child abuse, aggravated child abuse, cruelty to animals, aggravated cruelty to animals; requires a court in which a person is convicted of any such offense to order the offender to undergo a mental health evaluation prior to the sentencing hearing. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 511

  2. Pub. Ch. 511

  3. Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 01/01/2026

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

  8. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Companion House Bill substituted

  11. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  12. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  13. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0211)

  14. Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 2

  15. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0121)

  19. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0500)

  20. H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0501)

  21. Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1

  22. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  23. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  24. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  25. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  26. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

  27. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  28. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

  29. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  30. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  31. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  32. Placed behind the budget

  33. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  34. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  35. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

  36. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  37. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  38. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  39. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  40. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025

  41. Sponsor(s) Added.

  42. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  43. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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

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

  46. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  47. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  48. Intro., P1C.

  49. Filed for introduction

  50. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (122)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1089 do?
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires the department of mental health and substance abuse services to establish a mental health evaluation process for a community mental health center or qualified mental health professional to evaluate a defendant convicted of domestic assault, child abuse, aggravated child abuse, cruelty to animals, aggravated cruelty to animals; requires a court in which a person is convicted of any such offense to order the offender to undergo a mental health evaluation prior to the sentencing hearing. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.
Who sponsors HB 1089?
HB 1089 is sponsored by Hicks T, Sexton, Cameron (Republican), Hardaway, T.J. (Democrat), Crawford, John (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Parkinson, Antonio (Democrat), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Rudder, Iris (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), and Littleton, Mary (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1089?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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