HB0524

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16 and Title 40, relative to veterans treatment courts.

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Tennessee HB0524 allows defendants to transfer their criminal cases to a veterans treatment court in a contiguous county with a specific population.

Tennessee HB0524 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16 and Title 40, to allow a defendant to file a motion to transfer their criminal case to a veterans treatment court in a contiguous county with a population between 220,000 and 220,100. The transfer is contingent on the veterans treatment court in the contiguous county having jurisdiction over the case, the defendant waiving their right to a jury trial in the original county, and the district attorney general of the contiguous county agreeing to accept the case. This act takes effect upon becoming law.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

33 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Apr 9, 2025

10:30 AM

House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Hearing

Apr 2, 2025

12:00 PM

House Judiciary Committee Hearing

History

May 27, 2025

Pub. Ch. 489

May 27, 2025

Effective date(s) 05/21/2025

May 21, 2025

Signed by Governor.