TN SB2310 | 2021-2022 | 112th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-22 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-22 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, states that a defendant is not eligible for the death penalty if the defendant suffered from a serious mental illness at the time of the alleged offense that, while not meeting the standard to be found not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetent to stand trial, significantly impaired the defendant's capacity to exercise rational judgment; permits an offender who was sentenced to death prior to July 1, 2022, to petition to be resentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole due to serious mental illness. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to serious mental illness.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-22 | Senate | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2022-03-16 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022 |
| 2022-03-16 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022 |
| 2022-03-15 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022 |
| 2022-03-15 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022 |
| 2022-03-09 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022 |
| 2022-02-03 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2022-02-02 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2022-02-01 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB2809 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-06 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
