HB1471

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 22, relative to drug courts.

Complete·5/27/26

Tennessee HB1471 amends drug court eligibility criteria to focus on felony offenses within the previous ten years.

Tennessee HB1471 modifies the eligibility criteria for drug courts by changing the focus from any offense to a felony offense within the previous ten years. It also removes a specific subdivision from Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-22-103. The changes take effect on July 1, 2026.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

17 Yea

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0 Nay

1 Not Voting

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History

May 27

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1105

Apr 29

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

Mar 30

House

Comp. SB subst.