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

SB 0662 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52, relative to mental health evaluations.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

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

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

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

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Passed Senate

    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. Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

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

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

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

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

  6. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  17. No Action Taken

  18. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  38. Meeting Canceled

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

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

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

  42. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  43. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  44. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  45. Intro., P1C.

  46. Filed for introduction

  47. Filed for introduction

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 SB 0662 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 SB 0662?
SB 0662 is sponsored by Akbari, Raumesh (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 0662?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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