TN HB2585 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-04-03 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-04-03 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, clarifies when a person, who has been sentenced to the punishment of death and the jury has determined that the sentence must be expedited, has concluded any appeal and exhausted all available methods of post-conviction relief; requires a person sentenced to the punishment of death to file any post-conviction appeal within 180 days of the original sentence and any unsuccessful direct appeal; requires the attorney general and reporter to notify the defendant and the defendant's attorney when two or more appeals may be filed simultaneously. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Chapter 375 of the Public Acts of 2023.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Chapter 375 of the Public Acts of 2023, relative to the death penalty.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-03 | House | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024 |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2024 |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2024 |
| 2024-03-19 | House | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2024 |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024 |
| 2024-03-12 | House | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2024 |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2024-02-05 | House | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB2785 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-01 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
