Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 0963 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52, relative to persons found incompetent to stand trial.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 519

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  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.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Criminal Procedure - As enacted, increases from 11 months and 29 days to two years from the date of arrest the time within which misdemeanor charges against a defendant who has been found incompetent must be retired unless the defendant is restored to competency; adds to present law that, when a defendant whose misdemeanor charges were retired due to a finding of incompetency is released into the community, the chief officer is required to notify the court of the defendant's discharge and provide the court and the sheriff with an outpatient treatment plan that accounts for the safety of the community. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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

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

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  15. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  16. Placed behind the budget

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

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

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

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

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

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

  23. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0120)

  24. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0514)

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 5, PNV 0

  27. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  28. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  29. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  30. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0354)

  31. Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

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

  33. Signed by H. Speaker

  34. Signed by Senate Speaker

  35. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  36. Signed by Governor.

  37. Pub. Ch. 519

  38. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  39. Filed for introduction

  40. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  48. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  49. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  50. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2025

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

  52. Senate Reset on Senate Regular Calendar #2 4/22/25

  53. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025

  54. Companion House Bill substituted

  55. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 519

Sponsors

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Not signed on (132)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0963 do?
Criminal Procedure - As enacted, increases from 11 months and 29 days to two years from the date of arrest the time within which misdemeanor charges against a defendant who has been found incompetent must be retired unless the defendant is restored to competency; adds to present law that, when a defendant whose misdemeanor charges were retired due to a finding of incompetency is released into the community, the chief officer is required to notify the court of the defendant's discharge and provide the court and the sheriff with an outpatient treatment plan that accounts for the safety of the community. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.
Who sponsors SB 0963?
SB 0963 is sponsored by Hatcher, Tom (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0963?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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