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Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1640

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to mental health.

Subject: Mental Illness

Description: As enacted, enacts "Jillian's Law," which makes various changes relative to being adjudicated as a mental defective or judicially committed to a mental institution, including requiring a person judicially committed to remain committed until the competency of the person to stand trial is restored or, if competency is unable to be restored but the person no longer meets the standard, until the court with criminal jurisdiction over the charges approves a mandatory outpatient treatment plan that accounts for the safety of the community. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024

Last Action Date: May 1, 2024

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

37 sponsors: William Lamberth (R); Ryan Williams (R); Paul Sherrell (R); Rush Bricken (R); Lowell Russell (R); John Gillespie (R); Dan Howell (R); G.A. Hardaway (D); Gary Hicks (R); Patsy Hazlewood (R); Jody Barrett (R); Jeremy Faison (R); Jason Zachary (R); David Hawk (R); Susan Lynn (R); Tim Hicks (R); Jerome Moon (R); Kelly Keisling (R); John Crawford (R); Ron Gant (R); Charlie Baum (R); Mark Cochran (R); Sam Whitson (R); Dave Wright (R); Esther Helton-Haynes (R); Chris Todd (R); Jake McCalmon (R); Kevin Raper (R); Kirk Haston (R); Scott Cepicky (R); Bryan Terry (R); Rebecca Alexander (R); Jeff Burkhart (R); Joe Towns (D); Mary Littleton (R); Greg Vital (R); Rick Eldridge (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 37% (37 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
May 1, 2024 Pub. Ch. 784
May 1, 2024 Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Apr 23, 2024 Signed by Governor.
House Apr 16, 2024 Transmitted to Governor for his action.
Senate Apr 15, 2024 Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 1
Senate Apr 15, 2024 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0747)
Senate Apr 15, 2024 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0740)
Senate Apr 15, 2024 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate Apr 15, 2024 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
House Apr 15, 2024 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House Apr 15, 2024 Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 4
House Apr 15, 2024 H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0897)
House Apr 15, 2024 H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0896)
House Apr 15, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Apr 15, 2024 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0523)
Senate Apr 15, 2024 Signed by Senate Speaker
House Apr 15, 2024 Signed by H. Speaker
House Apr 15, 2024 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House Apr 4, 2024 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2024
House Apr 3, 2024 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
House Apr 2, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Apr 2, 2024 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House Mar 27, 2024 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/2/2024
House Mar 27, 2024 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House Mar 25, 2024 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024
House Feb 14, 2024 Placed behind the budget
House Feb 14, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Feb 8, 2024 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/14/2024
House Feb 8, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Feb 8, 2024 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House Feb 7, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Feb 6, 2024 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House Jan 31, 2024 Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/6/2024
House Jan 30, 2024 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House Jan 30, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Jan 24, 2024 Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/30/2024
House Jan 23, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Jan 10, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Jan 10, 2024 Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Jan 10, 2024 P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House Jan 9, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Jan 9, 2024 Intro., P1C.
House Jan 8, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Jan 5, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Apr 26, 2024 state link bill text
Draft Jan 22, 2024 state link bill text
Draft Jan 5, 2024 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
HA0896 Amendment 2-0 to HB1640 Apr 2, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA0897 Amendment 3-0 to HB1640 Apr 2, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA0523 Amendment 1-0 to HB1640 Feb 7, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/15/2024 92 0 4 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jody (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Behn, Aftyn (D) NV
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Burkhart, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Butler, Ed (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Yea
  • Capley, Kip (R) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Yea
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Yea
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Yea
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Hale, Michael (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Yea
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Yea
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) NV
  • Jones, Justin (D) NV
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Martin, Brock (R) Yea
  • Martin, Greg (R) Yea
  • McCalmon, Jake (R) Yea
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Yea
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Yea
  • Pearson, Justin (D) NV
  • Powell, Jason (D) Yea
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Raper, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Slater, William (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Yea
  • Travis, Ron (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Vital, Greg (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/15/2024 74 20 0 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jody (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Behn, Aftyn (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Burkhart, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Butler, Ed (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Nay
  • Capley, Kip (R) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Nay
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Nay
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Yea
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Nay
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Hale, Michael (R) Yea
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Nay
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Nay
  • Jones, Justin (D) Nay
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Martin, Brock (R) Yea
  • Martin, Greg (R) Yea
  • McCalmon, Jake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Nay
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Nay
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Nay
  • Pearson, Justin (D) Nay
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Raper, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Richey, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Slater, William (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Nay
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Nay
  • Travis, Ron (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Vital, Greg (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/15/2024 28 0 1 0 Yes
  • Bailey, Paul (R) Yea
  • Briggs, Richard (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Heidi (D) Yea
  • Crowe, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Haile, Ferrell (R) Yea
  • Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Edward (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) NV
  • Lowe, J. Adam (R) Yea
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Massey, Becky (R) Yea
  • McNally, Randy (R) Yea
  • Niceley, Frank (R) Yea
  • Pody, Mark (R) Yea
  • Powers, Bill (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Shane (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Southerland, Steve (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Swann, Art (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Brent (R) Yea
  • Walley, Page (R) Yea
  • Watson, Bo (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Yager, Ken (R) Yea
  • Yarbro, Jeff (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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