Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 625
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hardaway
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 7, 2026): Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 24, 2026, 8:14 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 7, 2026 · House
Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 - Apr 9, 2025 · House
No Action Taken - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025 - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25 - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Meeting Canceled - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025 - Feb 5, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
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