SB1909

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

Complete·5/27/26

Tennessee SB1909 amends drug court eligibility criteria to exclude those with a felony offense in the past ten years.

Tennessee SB1909 modifies the eligibility criteria for drug courts by changing the exclusion to those with a felony offense within the previous ten years. It removes the previous exclusion for offenses during drug court participation and deletes a specific subdivision. This act will take effect on July 1, 2026.

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Roll Call Votes

29 Yea

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0 Nay

History

May 27

Pub. Ch. 1105

May 27

Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

May 22

Senate

Signed by Governor.