TN HB0601 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, establishes a procedure through which a district attorney general or person convicted of a criminal offense may, at any time, request post-conviction relief by filing a verified petition alleging actual innocence based on new evidence that was not known by the judge or jury at the time of conviction, including scientific and non-scientific evidence. - Amends TCA Title 40.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to post-conviction relief.
Sponsors
| Rep. Bob Freeman [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2025-02-05 | House | P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB0256 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-26 - Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
