TennesseeHB 0524114th General Assembly (2025-2026)House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16 and Title 40, relative to veterans treatment courts.

Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable

Signed by Governor

Montgomery County

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Veterans gain transfer option with jury waiver

Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee allows defendants to request criminal-case transfers to a bordering county’s veterans treatment court, despite conflicting laws. The receiving county must have 220,000 through 220,100 people, based on the 2020 or a later federal census. Its program must have authority to hear the case as though the offense happened there. Defendants must file a written waiver of their right to an impartial jury in the county where the crime occurred. The receiving county’s district attorney general must agree to accept the transfer. The court can still deny the request.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 183 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2025

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 4/21/2025

FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025

Yes: 86 • No: 0

House vote • 4/21/2025

HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 4/17/2025

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 11 • No: 0

House vote • 4/17/2025

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Yes: 27 • No: 0

House vote • 4/2/2025

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Yes: 18 • No: 0

House vote • 3/19/2025

HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Bill Text

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

  • Fiscal Note

  • Introduced

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