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

SB 256: Appeal and Review - As enacted, authorizes criminal defendants who plead guilty, best interest, or no contest to also petition for a writ of error coram nobis based on evidence that was, through no fault of the defendant, unknown to the defendant at the time of the plea. - Amends TCA Title 40.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 256 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Appeal and Review - As enacted, authorizes criminal defendants who plead guilty, best interest, or no contest to also petition for a writ of error coram nobis based on evidence that was, through no fault of the defendant, unknown to the defendant at the time of the plea. - Amends TCA Title 40. Primary sponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 282.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Todd GardenhirePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 282
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025
  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0
  6. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
  7. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
  8. Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
  10. Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
  11. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
  12. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source