SB 0505 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16 and Title 40, relative to veterans treatment courts.
Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 489
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Montgomery County - As enacted, permits a court to transfer, upon motion by the defendant, a criminal case to the veterans treatment court program in Montgomery County if the veterans treatment court program would have jurisdiction over the case if the offense had been committed in Montgomery County, the defendant files with the court a written waiver of the right to be tried by an impartial jury of the county in which the crime was committed, and the district attorney general for Montgomery County agrees to accept transfer of the case. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 40.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Filed for introduction
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Intro., P1C.
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P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
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Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
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Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
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Placed behind the budget
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
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H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025
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Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1
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Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
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Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
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Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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Signed by H. Speaker
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Signed by Senate Speaker
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Transmitted to Governor for his action.
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Signed by Governor.
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Pub. Ch. 489
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Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
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Filed for introduction
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Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
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Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
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Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
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Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
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Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
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Companion House Bill substituted
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 489
Sponsors
- Bill Powers · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Powers, Bill Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (132)
132 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 132 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 0505 do?
- Montgomery County - As enacted, permits a court to transfer, upon motion by the defendant, a criminal case to the veterans treatment court program in Montgomery County if the veterans treatment court program would have jurisdiction over the case if the offense had been committed in Montgomery County, the defendant files with the court a written waiver of the right to be tried by an impartial jury of the county in which the crime was committed, and the district attorney general for Montgomery County agrees to accept transfer of the case. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 40.
- Who sponsors SB 0505?
- SB 0505 is sponsored by Powers, Bill (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 0505?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 0505?
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