Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Tennessee SB 662

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.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Akbari (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Current Version

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Mar 25, 2026 · House
  Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• Apr 2, 2025 · House
  Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025
• Apr 2, 2025 · House
  Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
• Apr 1, 2025 · House
  Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
• Apr 1, 2025 · House
  Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
• Mar 31, 2025 · House
  Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
• Mar 31, 2025 · House
  Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
• Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
  Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• Feb 10, 2025 · House
  Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
• Jan 31, 2025 · House
  Filed for introduction