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HB0625Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52, relative to mental health evaluations.

Introduced

Introduced by G.A. Hardaway, District 93

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

April 7, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · March 25, 2025

8

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

9 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Fred Atchley12Yes
Andrew Farmer17Yes
Lowell Russell21Yes
Richard Scarbrough33Yes
William Lamberth44Yes
Jason Powell53Yes
Clay Doggett70Yes
Mary Littleton78Yes
Gabby Salinas96Not Voting

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  6. Meeting Canceled

  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  8. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25

  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  10. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025

  11. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  12. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  13. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  14. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  15. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  16. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  18. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  19. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  20. No Action Taken

  21. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  22. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026

  23. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  24. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  25. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  26. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026

  27. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  28. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2026

  29. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  30. Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

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