Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill
SB 505: Montgomery County - As enacted, permits a court to transfer, upon motion by the defendant, a criminal case to the veterans treatment court program in Montgomery County if the veterans treatment court program would have jurisdiction over the case if the offense had been committed in Montgomery County, the defendant files with the court a written waiver of the right to be tried by an impartial jury of the county in which the crime was committed, and the district attorney general for Montgomery County agrees to accept transfer of the case. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 40.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 505 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Montgomery County - As enacted, permits a court to transfer, upon motion by the defendant, a criminal case to the veterans treatment court program in Montgomery County if the veterans treatment court program would have jurisdiction over the case if the offense had been committed in Montgomery County, the defendant files with the court a written waiver of the right to be tried by an impartial jury of the county in which the crime was committed, and the district attorney general for Montgomery County agrees to accept transfer of the case. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 40. Primary sponsor: Powers. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 489.
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Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powers | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Comp. became Pub. Ch. 489
- Companion House Bill substituted
- Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
- Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
- Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
- Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
- Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
- Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
- Filed for introduction