Mental Illness - 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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2024 · House Apr 15, 2024
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Apr 15, 2024
D
Democratic3
66% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
16
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0523)
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0896)
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0897)
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 4
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 1
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/2/2024
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/14/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/30/2024
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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