Criminal Procedure - As enacted, authorizes general sessions and criminal court judges statewide to suspend court costs and litigation tax for indigent defendants; authorizes court clerk to implement community service program in lieu of full payment of court costs and litigation taxes for indigent defendants, if county legislative body approves such a program. - Amends TCA Section 8-21-401; Title 40, Chapter 25 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2018 · House Feb 7, 2018
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Feb 22, 2018
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Feb 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0
upper
Feb 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 8, 2018
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/13/2018
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0665)
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/1/2018
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 1/31/2018
lower
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/23/2018
lower
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 11, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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