Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1177: Criminal Procedure - As enacted, increases from 11 months and 29 days to two years from the date of arrest the time within which misdemeanor charges against a defendant who has been found incompetent must be retired unless the defendant is restored to competency; adds to present law that, when a defendant whose misdemeanor charges were retired due to a finding of incompetency is released into the community, the chief officer is required to notify the court of the defendant's discharge and provide the court and the sheriff with an outpatient treatment plan that accounts for the safety of the community. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.

Enacted Last action May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 519

Plain-language summary

HB 1177 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Procedure - As enacted, increases from 11 months and 29 days to two years from the date of arrest the time within which misdemeanor charges against a defendant who has been found incompetent must be retired unless the defendant is restored to competency; adds to present law that, when a defendant whose misdemeanor charges were retired due to a finding of incompetency is released into the community, the chief officer is required to notify the court of the defendant's discharge and provide the court and the sheriff with an outpatient treatment plan that accounts for the safety of the community. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52. Primary sponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Pub. Ch. 519.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican).